Brinton, Mary C.

Lost in transition : youth, work, and instability in postindustrial Japan / Mary C. Brinton. - Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2011. - xxi, 203 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. The lost generation; 2. The historical roots of Japanese school-work institutions; 3. The importance of ba, the erosion of ba; 4. Unraveling school-employer relationships; 5. Networks of advantage and disadvantage for new graduates; 6. Narratives of the new mobility; 7. The future of the lost generation.

9780521126007 Pbk., Bp.


Youth--Employment--Japan.

HD 6276.J3 B75 2011 JAPAN