The State and Labor in Modern Japan / Sheldon Garon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garon, Sheldon M., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial relations--Government policy--Japan--History.

Industrial relations.

Industrial relations--Japan--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1987]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this meticulously researched study, Sheldon Garon examines the evolution of Japan's governmental policies toward labor from the late nineteenth century to the present day, and he substantially revises prevailing views which depict relations between the Japanese state and labor simply in terms of suppression and mutual antagonism.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Tables

Note On Japanese Names

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Origins Of Japanese Social Policy, 1868- 1918

2. A Crisis In Relations Between Labor And Capital, 1918-22

3. The Social Bureaucrats And The Integration Of Labor, 1918-27

4. The Politics Of Social Policy, 1924-29

5. The Limits Of Liberal Reform, 1929-31

6. The Statist Solution, 1931-45

Epilogue: Legacies For Postwar Japan

Appendix 1: Industrial Strikes, 1897-1941

Appendix 2: Cabinets And Ministers Related To Labor Policy, 1908-32

Appendix 3: Strike-Related Arrests Under Article 17 Of The Police Regulations And Other Charges, 1914-26

Appendix 4: Occupational Background Of The Nonproletarian Parties, Lower House Representatives, 1920-30

Appendix 5: An Outline Of Labor Union Bills

Appendix 6: Labor Unions And Union Membership, 1918-41

Abbreviations Used In The Notes

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 295-316.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786612355646

9780520909809

0520909801

9781282355644

1282355643

9780585111223

0585111227

OCLC:

43476242