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 |