Labor Conditions in Japan
β Scribed by Shuichi Harada
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 300
- Series
- Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law; 301
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Examines the relationship between economic and social conditions, their effects upon the welfare of the working class, and the trend of the labor movements in Japan.
β¦ Table of Contents
Preface
Contents
Introduction
Part I. Economic Background
1. From Feudalism to Capitalism
2. Raw Materials and Labor
3. Resources of Industrial Capital
4. Industrial Organization and Marketing
5. Agrarian Movement and Food Problem
6. Population and Labor
Part II. Industrial Relations in Japan
7. Survey of Labor Conditions
8. Wages and the Cost of Living
9. Hours of Work
10. Labor Movement
11. Labor MovementβContinued
12. Employers and Employees
13. The Government's Attitude Toward Labor
14. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
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At head of title: National Association of Manufacturers of the United States of America