Lost in transition : youth, work, and instability in postindustrial Japan /

"Lost in Transition tells the story of the 'lost generation' that came of age in Japan's deep economic recession in the 1990s. The book argues that Japan is in the midst of profound changes that have had an especially strong impact on the young generation. The country's reno...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brinton, Mary C.
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=335220
Table of Contents:
  • The lost generation
  • The historical roots of Japanese school-work institutions
  • The importance of ba, the erosion of ba
  • Unraveling school-employer relationships
  • Networks of advantage and disadvantage for new graduates
  • Narratives of the new mobility
  • The future of the lost generation.