‘Live to Work or Work to Live?’ The Search for Work-life Balance in Twenty-first Century Japan

Tim Craig

Chapter 6 in Ways of Living, 2010, pp 120-144 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract ‘Work-life balance’ is trying to become a buzzword, and a reality, in Japan today. So far, it’s not having much luck.

Keywords: Parental Leave; Japanese Firm; Compensation Claim; Individual Inclination; Home Prex (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230273993_6

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