JST4120 - Work and Economic Organisation in Japan

Leader: Prof Ross Mouer

Offered

Not offered in 2007

Synopsis

This unit provides a systematic examination of the 'Japanese model' as it relates to the organisation of work in Japan and to the debates on postmodernism, post-Fordist production and postindustrialism. Particular attention is paid to labor process at the micro- and macro-levels, labor 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%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week