Japan's Emerging Youth Policy - 9781138694583

Taylor & Francis

Japan's Emerging Youth PolicyGetting Young Adults Back to Work\nAuthor(s): Tuukka Toivonen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138694583, 978-1138694583\nSynopsis\nFrom the 1960s onwards, Japans rapid economic growth coincided with remarkably smooth transitions from school to work and with internationally low levels of youth unemployment. However, this changed dramatically in the 1990s, and by the 2000s, youth employment came to be recognized as a serious concern requiring an immediate response. What shape did this response take?\n\nJapans Emerging Youth Policy is the first book to investigate in detail how the state, experts, the media as well as youth workers have reacted to the troubling rise of youth joblessness in early 21st century Japan. The answer that emerges is as complex as it is fascinating, but comprises two essential elements. First, instead of institutional carrots and sticks as seen in Europe, actor.