Janette Kawachi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4191683 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janette Kawachi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janette |
| FAMILY NAME | Kawachi |
| SIGNATURE | KAWACHI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Seeking Work Daily: Supply, Demand, and Spatial Dimensions of Day Labor in Two Global Cities
Day labor, the industry in which workers, primarily men, seek temporary employment daily in open-air street markets or curb-side hiring sites, is a burgeoning market in the United States and a historically important, but declining industry in Japan. Using data from surveys of day laborers in Tokyo and Los Angeles, we analyze the unique characteristics of these two markets, comparing and contrasting the workers, the demand for their employment, an…
Family policies and gender in Hungary, Poland, and Romania
This paper discusses changes and new directions in the gendered nature of the welfare state in three post-state socialist societies: Hungary, Poland and Romania. Relying on an analysis of laws and regulations passed after 1989 concerning child care, maternity and parental leave, family support, unemployment and labor market policies, retirement and abortion laws, the authors identify the differences and the similarities among the three countries,…
Family policies and gender in Hungary, Poland, and Romania
This paper discusses changes and new directions in the gendered nature of the welfare state in three post-state socialist societies: Hungary, Poland and Romania. Relying on an analysis of laws and regulations passed after 1989 concerning child care, maternity and parental leave, family support, unemployment and labor market policies, retirement and abortion laws, the authors identify the differences and the similarities among the three countries,…
Seeking Work Daily: Supply, Demand, and Spatial Dimensions of Day Labor in Two Global Cities
Day labor, the industry in which workers, primarily men, seek temporary employment daily in open-air street markets or curb-side hiring sites, is a burgeoning market in the United States and a historically important, but declining industry in Japan. Using data from surveys of day laborers in Tokyo and Los Angeles, we analyze the unique characteristics of these two markets, comparing and contrasting the workers, the demand for their employment, an…
Seeking Work Daily: Supply, Demand, and Spatial Dimensions of Day Labor in Two Global Cities
Day labor, the industry in which workers, primarily men, seek temporary employment daily in open-air street markets or curb-side hiring sites, is a burgeoning market in the United States and a historically important, but declining industry in Japan. Using data from surveys of day laborers in Tokyo and Los Angeles, we analyze the unique characteristics of these two markets, comparing and contrasting the workers, the demand for their employment, an…
Family policies and gender in Hungary, Poland, and Romania
This paper discusses changes and new directions in the gendered nature of the welfare state in three post-state socialist societies: Hungary, Poland and Romania. Relying on an analysis of laws and regulations passed after 1989 concerning child care, maternity and parental leave, family support, unemployment and labor market policies, retirement and abortion laws, the authors identify the differences and the similarities among the three countries,…
Demographic economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Abortion (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Development economics (1 works) · Economy (1 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (1 works) · Engineering (1 works) · Geography (1 works)