Lost in Transition: Youth, Work, and Instability in Postindustrial Japan

by Mary C. Brinton

Book Overview

Lost in Transition tells the story of the 'lost generation' that came of age in Japan's deep economic recession in the 1990s. The book argues that Japan is in the midst of profound changes that have had an especially strong impact on the young generation. The country's renowned 'permanent employment system' has unraveled for young workers, only to be replaced by temporary and insecure forms of employment. The much-admired system of moving young people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521126002
• ISBN13: 9780521126007
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"