Labor Conditions in Japan / Shuichi Harada.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harada, Shuichi, author.

Series:

Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 301

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1968]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

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 Movement-Continued

12. Employers and Employees

13. The Government's Attitude Toward Labor

14. Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88523-7

OCLC:

1100429836