LEADER 04268oam 2200745I 450 001 9910459422803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-135-22030-1 010 $a1-135-22031-X 010 $a1-282-59535-0 010 $a9786612595356 010 $a0-203-87465-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203874653 035 $a(CKB)2670000000008841 035 $a(EBL)446565 035 $a(OCoLC)609431137 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000362289 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11263915 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000362289 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10381206 035 $a(PQKB)10477005 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC446565 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL446565 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10371551 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL259535 035 $a(OCoLC)816386784 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000008841 100 $a20180706d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLaggards and leaders in labour market reform $ecomparing Japan and Australia /$fedited by Jenny Corbett. [and others] 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ;$v88 300 $aPublished in association with the Australian National University and Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements. 311 $a1-138-99298-4 311 $a0-415-49594-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Facing up to the hurdle race; Part I: State of the economy since 1990 and implications for labour markets; 2 Australia's changing labour market; 3 Economic recession and changes in wages of part-time employees in Japan; 4 The changing distribution of working hours in Australia; Part II: Trade and the labour markets; 5 Has globalization increased Australian inequality?; 6 Imports, production, and the Australian worker; Part III: Earnings and income distribution 327 $a7 A rising tide?: Income inequality, the social safety net and the labour market in Australia8 The changing role of skill, wages, employment and education in the Japanese labour market, 1985-2005; Part IV: Population ageing and migration; 9 Labour force participation of older workers in Australia and Japan: A tale of two pension systems; 10 Australia's skilled migration programme and skilled migration between Australia and Japan; 11 Ageing, migration, and female workers in Japan; Part V: Youth and women 327 $a12 Changing transitions: Developments in the labour market and education for Australian youth since the 1980s13 Equal employment opportunity, work-life balance and corporate performance in Japan: An analysis based on matched employer-manager-employee data; Index 330 $aA flexible labour market is widely regarded as a key factor in encouraging economic growth and prosperity. In recent years some economies have successfully reformed their labour markets, making part-time and flexible hours easier, limiting the restrictive practices of trade unions, encouraging training and the enhancement of the skills of those in the labour market, coping with the changing age profile of the workforce and in other ways. Other economies have been less successful at labour market reform and continue to struggle with outdated structures and practices. This book discusses the 410 0$aRoutledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ;$v88. 606 $aLabor market$zJapan 606 $aLabor market$zAustralia 606 $aManpower policy$zJapan 606 $aManpower policy$zAustralia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aManpower policy 615 0$aManpower policy 676 $a331.120952 701 $aCorbett$b Jenny$0934558 712 02$aAustralian National University. 712 02$aMonash Institute for the Study of Global Movements. 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459422803321 996 $aLaggards and leaders in labour market reform$92104462 997 $aUNINA