JST4120

Work and economic organisation in Japan

(ART)

Proposed to be offered next in 2002

Ross Mouer

12 points + Two hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: A critical examination of the /Japanese model0 as it relates to the organisation of work in Japan and the debates on postmodernism, post-Fordist production and postindustrialism. Particular attention is paid to labour process at the micro- and macro-levels, labour market segmentation, skill formation, welfare corporatism, industrial relations, and the relationship between rationalisation and the capacity of the system to meet the social needs of the working population.

Assessment: Written (7000 words): 80% + Examination (1000 words): 10% + Seminar participation (1000 words): 10%