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Presenting perspectives on how work and employment develop in contemporary Japan, this text is useful to those with an interest in work and employment in Japan, from scholars and specialists in HRM and management, to economists, sociologists and anthropologists

This is a landmark collection of original contributions by leading specialists from around the world. The coverage is both comprehensive and comparative (in terms of time and space) and each 'state of the art' chapter provides a critical review of the literature combined with some thoughts on the direction of research

Tremendous changes in global and national economic environments have led to transformations in employment relations and human resource management systems in India. As an emerging economy, studying the employment systems in India assumes unprecedented importance for governments and corporations alike. This book examines the changes in employment relations in India in the post-reform period. Combining field practices in actual workplaces with frontline theoretical arguments in human resource management and industrial relations, the book examines the validity of the "converging divergences" thesi

Longstanding arrangement that has seen employers and unions jointly agree youth workers' pay and conditions looks set to end, raising concerns over a reduction in wages and standards of professional practice

Abstract.This article investigates the wage effects of employment in care work – conceptualized as work providing face‐to‐face client services that strengthen the health, skills or safety of recipients – in 12 countries representing a range of economic and policy contexts. While previous research has found an earnings penalty for care work, this article finds remarkable cross‐national variation in that effect. The authors find that worker characteristics and job characteristics shape the effect of care employment on earnings. They also consider how country‐level factors – earnings inequality, size of public sector, and trade union strength – impact upon cross‐national variation in the effect of care employment on earnings.

Explores the relationship between urban poverty and urban employment in the informal sector in particular, and the impact of poverty and unemployment on various groups such as women, youth and children. Discusses the elements of a local framework in which employment promotion and social inclusion are integral parts of urban governance and shows how the ILO can contribute to setting and implementing an urban agenda where employment in central