2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'The rapid aging of Japan''s population and workforce has prompted
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proposals by key political and economic actors to advocate for
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immigration, though public sentiment has generally been opposed to
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immigration. Japan has therefore undertaken social policies to mobilize
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seniors and women as workers and establish gender equality in
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employment. These measures have sought to reduce the rising costs faced
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by Japan''s pension system and mitigate the long-term decline of the
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country''s fertility rate. The author examines the efficacy of these
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social policies in the context of Japan''s deregulation of labor markets
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and the expansion of flexible and low-wage employment arrangements.
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Although the proportion of nonregular employment has grown since the
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late 1980s, it has not created gains in productivity, though it has
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increased economic disparities. These outcomes suggest that the
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importation of unskilled immigrants as a (similarly) cheap source of
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labor would not be an adequate solution.'
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affiliation: 'Shinkawa, T (Corresponding Author), Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Law, Kyoto,
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Japan.
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Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Law, Kyoto, Japan.'
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author: Shinkawa, Toshimitsu
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author-email: shinkawa@law.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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author_list:
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- family: Shinkawa
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given: Toshimitsu
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/0002764212441789
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files: []
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issn: 0002-7642
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journal: AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST
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keywords: 'aging population; immigration; social policy; gender equality; labor
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markets'
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language: English
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month: AUG
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number: 8, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '34'
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pages: 1123-1138
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papis_id: 762d4c25baf397ef77eac11ea1eb5396
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ref: Shinkawa2012substitutesimmigrant
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times-cited: '4'
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title: Substitutes for Immigrants? Social Policy Responses to Population Decreases
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in Japan
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000306077100007
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '29'
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volume: '56'
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web-of-science-categories: Psychology, Clinical; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
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year: '2012'
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