附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-183) and index.
1. Setting the scene -- 2. Labour market concepts -- 3. Industrial relations -- 4. Labour costs -- 5. The bonus system -- 6. Recruitment, training, promotion and retirement.
7. Employment, productivity and costs over the business cycle -- 8. Small businesses, subcontracting and employment -- 9. Schooling and earnings -- 10. Work and pay in Japan and elsewhere.
摘要:"This book provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese labour market institutions and practices with respect to employment issues and labour payments. , Includes extensive discussion of the effects of industrial relations, small business activity, business cycles and schooling on work and pay. , An early chapter is devoted to presenting, in an accessible manner, essential labour market ideas and concepts that recur throughout the text."--Jacket.
