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The Demographic Challenge: A Handbook About Japan

By Florian Coulmas , Harald Conrad , Annette Schad-seifert , Gabriele Vogt

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
9004154779, 9789004154773, 9047428110, 9789047428114
LCC
HQ1064.J3 D45 2008
Open Library ID
OL12799113M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5653318 bytes)
Pages
1199\1220
Topic
Art Graphic Arts
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This Handbook explores the challenges demographic change poses to today's Japan. The first part provides the fundamental data involved, and the subsequent two parts address the social and cultural aspects of Japan's demographic change. Parts four and five are dedicated to the political, economic and social security aspects of demographic change. The Handbook brings together a group of international scholars of various disciplinary backgrounds to take issue with the world's fastest demographic transition. Topics include the dynamics of gender roles, images of age, policy formation, labour market structures, pension system, living arrangements, ethical values, and many more. Against the background of Japan's demographic change, the latest developments in these fields are being introduced, and whenever appropriate set into a context of historical and/or international comparison. This Handbook is the first comprehensive publication in English on Japan's demographic change.

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