Enter the Workers
Japan’s Changing Childcare Controversy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15101032 |
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| Authors | Charles Weathers (0000-0002-7490-8842, Osaka City University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107-117 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Japan Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1465 • E-ISSN: 1468-2680 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ssjj/jyw041 |
| OpenAlex | W2588171060 |
| Language | EN |
This report surveys five recent books regarding childcare practice in Japan. While the shortage of good-quality licensed childcare has been an important issue for years, a major shift has occurred in that the poor treatment of childcare workers is now drawing attention. However, the authors find that pressure to hold down costs and end private sector participation will make it difficult to improve employment conditions or maintain quality of care.
Business · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Economics · Labour economics · Private sector · Quality (philosophy) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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