num_pages: 128
description: This study hypothesizes that the permanent employment system in Japan declined during the country's economic downturn in the 1990's. Contrary to expectation, the study finds that employment duration did not decrease, but increased especially for older workers in larger firms.
language: English
title: Changes in the Permanent Employment System in Japan, 1982-1997
titlecomplete: Changes in the Permanent Employment System in Japan, 1982-1997 (East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture)
publisher: Routledge