Women and the Labour Market in Japan's Industrialising Economy: The Textile Industry before the Pacific War

by Janet Hunter

Book Overview

During the period of industrialisation in Japan from the 1870s to the 1930s, the textile industry was Japan's largest manufacturing industry, and the country's major source of export earnings. It had a predominantly female labour force, drawn mainly from the agricultural population.
This book examines the institutions of the labour market of this critical industry during this important period for Japanese economic development. Based on extensive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041554629X
• ISBN13: 9780415546294
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"