Japan : the precarious future / edited by Frank Baldwin, Anne Allison.
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : New York University Press, [2015] |
| Description | viii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Baldwin, Frank, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Allison, Anne, editor. |
| Other author/creator | NYU Press publisher. |
| Other author/creator | Social Science Research Council (U.S.) publisher. |
| Series | Possible futures Possible futures series. ^A1063473 |
| Contents | Demography as destiny : falling birthrates and the allure of a blended society -- Precarity and hope : social connectedness in postcapitalist Japan -- Risk and consequences : the changing Japanese employment paradigm -- The future of gender in Japan : work/life balance and relations beteen the sexes -- After Fukushima : veto players and Japanese nuclear policy -- Japan's megadisaster challenges : crisis management in the modern era -- Fiscal survival and financial revival : possible futures for the Japanese economy -- Manufacturing in Japan : factories and national policy -- Integrated solutions to complex problems : transforming Japanese science and technology -- Military cooperation and territorial disputes : the changing face of Japan's security policy -- Economic and strategic leadership in Asia : the rivalry beteen China and Japan -- Possible futures of political leadership : waiting for a transformational prime minister -- State power versus individual freedom : Japan's constitutional past, present, and possible futures. |
| General note | "A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 1479851450 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781479851454 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781479889389 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1479889385 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS806 .J37 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |