Precarious Asia: Global Capitalism and Work in Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia

by Kevin Hewison, Arne Kalleberg, Kwang-Yeong Shin

Precarious Asia assesses the role of global and domestic factors in shaping precarious work and its outcomes in Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia as they represent a range of Asian political democracies and capitalist economies: Japan and South Korea are now developed and mature economies, while Indonesia remains a lower-middle income country. With their established backgrounds in Asian studies, comparative political economy, social stratification...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150361025X
• ISBN13: 9781503610255
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"