The Case of Japan
How Covid-19 Impacted the Procurement and Lives of Migrant Healthcare Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7299170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mario Ivan López (corresponding author), Shun Ohno (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 262-288 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Quality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-0344 • E-ISSN: 1757-0352 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/ijsq.2021.11010216 |
| OpenAlex | W4200447706 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article offers an analysis of the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic in Japan with regard to the healthcare sector. With unprecedented pressure from a rapidly aging population, state-sponsored initiatives have created new migration streams from Southeast Asia, diversifying attempts to procure healthcare personnel to address labor shortages. The article analyzes the recent evolution of this supply chain nexus and how it was reconfigured during the pandemic. It also highlights the fragile dependency that Japan now has on an emergent nexus with surrounding countries and the strategies it has taken to ameliorate the vagaries of the ongoing pandemic
Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Dependency (UML · Development economics · Disease · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Nexus (standard · Pandemic · Political science · Population · Supply chain · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Engineering · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Marketing
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |