The political economy of Japan's low fertility /
The political economy of Japan's low fertility /
edited by Frances McCall Rosenbluth.
- xiii, 222 pages illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction and overview. The political economy of low fertility / Frances McCall Rosenbluth ; Women's economic status and fertility: Japan in cross-national perspective / Sawako Shirahase -- Constraints on the demand for female labor. Gendering the varieties of capitalism: gender bias in skills and social policy / Margarita EstvĚez Abe ; Gendered offices: a comparative-historical examination of clerical work in Japan and the United States / Mary C. Brinton ; Employment options: Japan in comparative perspective / Eiko Kenjoh -- Constraints on women's supply of labor. Policies to support working mothers and children in Japan / Patricia Boling ; The political economy of daycare centers in Japan / Junichiro Wada ; The privatized education market and maternal employment in Japan / Keiko Hirao -- Conclusions and prescriptions. Conclusion / Frances McCall Rosenbluth.
0804754861 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804754866 (cloth : alk. paper)
Fertility, Human
Women--Social conditions.
Women--Economic conditions.
HB1061 / .P65 2007
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction and overview. The political economy of low fertility / Frances McCall Rosenbluth ; Women's economic status and fertility: Japan in cross-national perspective / Sawako Shirahase -- Constraints on the demand for female labor. Gendering the varieties of capitalism: gender bias in skills and social policy / Margarita EstvĚez Abe ; Gendered offices: a comparative-historical examination of clerical work in Japan and the United States / Mary C. Brinton ; Employment options: Japan in comparative perspective / Eiko Kenjoh -- Constraints on women's supply of labor. Policies to support working mothers and children in Japan / Patricia Boling ; The political economy of daycare centers in Japan / Junichiro Wada ; The privatized education market and maternal employment in Japan / Keiko Hirao -- Conclusions and prescriptions. Conclusion / Frances McCall Rosenbluth.
0804754861 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804754866 (cloth : alk. paper)
Fertility, Human
Women--Social conditions.
Women--Economic conditions.
HB1061 / .P65 2007