Mari Osawa

Social Security in Contemporary Japan (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Analyzes the livelihood security system of contemporary Japan through historical and international comparison, in an effort to explore its current route and future prospects. Positing "livelihood security systems" rather than "welfare states" or "welfare regimes" as the object of comparative investigation the author builds on the concept of "social exclusion".

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136701689
• Artikelnr.: 38404895

Autorenporträt

Mari Osawa is Professor at the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Aims and Structure of this Book Chapter 1: From welfare
regimes to livelihood security systems Chapter 2: The livelihood security
systems approach Chapter 3: The 1990s - Japan's lost decade Chapter 4:
Japan in international comparison at the turn of the century Chapter 5:
Taking Stock of the Koizumi reforms Chapter 6: Beyond exclusion - building
a cohesive society