Social security in contemporary Japan : a comparative analysis
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Social security in contemporary Japan : a comparative analysis
（Routledge/University of Tokyo series, 2）
Routledge, 2011
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- Other Title
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現代日本の生活保障システム : 座標とゆくえ
Gendai Nihon no seikatsu hoshō shisutemu : zahyō to yukue
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"Substantially revised and updated translation of the author's Gendai Nihon no seikatsu hoshō shisutemu: zahyō to yukue 現代日本の生活保障システム--座標とゆくえ"--Editorial note
Original Japanese ed. published in 2007 by 岩波書店
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-214) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The present study analyzes the livelihood security system of contemporary Japan in international comparison from a historical and gender perspective. It posits 'livelihood security systems' rather than 'welfare states' or 'welfare regimes' as its object of analysis to enter the role of non-governmental institutions and of governmental policies reaching beyond income transfers into vision.
Based on rich statistical materials, the evolution of Japan's livelihood security system in recent decades is traced to reveal a rigid male breadwinner orientation increasingly out of step with social realities. The need for remedying the gender bias built into Japan's social insurance schemes has been politically highlighted since the late 1990s, but legislative action has continued to be deferred.
The author argues that at present the livelihood security system of Japan is not only dysfunctional, but actually functioning in reverse, in a sense of furthering social exclusion. The study concludes with suggestions for a possible reconstruction of Japan's social security system, arguing for an increased role of the 'third sector' or 'social economy' in livelihood security and care provision.
This book will appeal to scholars and students with an interest in social policy, welfare economics and gender studies, as well as Japanese politics and society.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Aims and Structure of this Book Chapter 1: From welfare regimes to livelihood security systems Chapter 2: The livelihood security systems approach Chapter 3: The 1990s - Japan's lost decade Chapter 4: Japan in international comparison at the turn of the century Chapter 5: Taking Stock of the Koizumi reforms Chapter 6: Beyond exclusion - building a cohesive society
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