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
Summary
"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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-183) and index
