Precarious Asia – Global Capitalism and Work in Japan, South Korea, and Indones…

Precarious AsiaGlobal Capitalism and Work in Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia\nAuthor(s): Arne L. Kalleberg, Kevin Hewison, Kwang-Yeong Shin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9781503610255, 978-1503610255\nSynopsis\nPrecarious Asia assesses the role of global and domestic factors in shaping precarious work and its outcomes in Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia as they represent a range of Asian political democracies and capitalist economies: Japan and South Korea are now developed and mature economies, while Indonesia remains a lower-middle income country. \n\n With their established backgrounds in Asian studies, comparative political economy, social stratification and inequality, and the sociology of work, the authors yield compelling insights into the extent and consequences of precarious work, examining the dynamics underlying its rise. By linking macrostructural policies to both the mesostructure o.