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Managing Decline

Japan's Coal Industry Restructuring and Community Response

By: Suzanne Culter

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Managing Decline

Japan's Coal Industry Restructuring and Community Response

By: Suzanne Culter

Industrial restructuring has become a way of life, the inevitable accommodation to rapid changes in technology, to a global economy that affects large and small communities through the constant flow of goods and people, and to the challenging patterns of economic viability that alter that flow. Managing Decline examines the impact of coal mine closures in Yubari City, Hokkaido, once one of Japan's most prosperous coal-producing cities, and asks how Japanese culture has influenced the enactment of and response to industrial policy for restructuring in this community. For many years, coal formed the backbone of Japan's economic development, but the dangers and costs of mining became increasingly expensive for the industry and government. Global changes in coal production and exchange finally prompted Japan's decision in 1986 to shut down nearly all domestic coal mines in favor of coal imports. Japan's policy for industry restructuring has been applauded as one of the most comprehensive in addressing the needs of the industry, the workers, and the community. At the micro-level, however, the people in the community most affected by the policy decisions have been excluded from the process. Managing Decline reveals the stratified effects, as well as compensation, for the different groups in Yubari. Although the policy settlement package goes to the coal miners, community redevelopment ignores their needs, prompting them to leave the city and benefiting instead land owners and public employees. Revealed as well as the ways in which Japan's cultural values, particularly the vertical social structure as it affects decision making, status, occupations, and company organization, and the importance of maintaining the family system, figure in the policy process and its consequences. The author's research, based on two years' residence in Yubari during the last few years of the closures, makes an important contribution to community studies of social change in Japan. It is also the first field study to examine the effects of industrial policy for restructuring in Japan at the worker and community level.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824821459

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9780824821456

Continuity and Change in the American Family

By: Lynne M. Casper,Suzanne M. Bianchi

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Continuity and Change in the American Family

By: Lynne M. Casper,Suzanne M. Bianchi

Continuity and Change in the American Family engages students with issues they see every day in the news, providing them with a comprehensive description of the social demography of the American family. Understanding ever-changing family systems and patterns requires taking the pulse of contemporary family life from time to time. This book paints a portrait of family continuity and change in the later half of the 20th century, with a focus on data from the 1970′s to present. The authors explore such topics as the growth in cohabitation, changes in childbearing, and how these trends affect family life. Other topics include the changing lives of single mothers, fathers, and grandparents and increasing economic disparities among families; child care and child well-being; and combining paid work and family. The authors are talented writers who bring considerable professional and scholarly background to bear in illuminating this topic in a thoughtful yet lively presentation.

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SAGE Publications

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145226449X

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Managing Decline

Japan's Coal Industry Restructuring and Community Response

By: Suzanne Culter

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Japan's Coal Industry Restructuring and Community Response

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Suzanne Aubert's Spiritual Tonics

By: Suzanne Aubert

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Suzanne Aubert's Spiritual Tonics

By: Suzanne Aubert

The Spiritual Tonics are a selection of reflections and quotations written by Suzanne Aubert herself. They provide a fascinating insight into her vibrant spirituality and the faith that was the source of her hope and tireless charity"--Back cover.

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Managing Decline

Managing Decline

Continuity and Change in the American Family

Continuity and Change in the American Family

Managing Decline

Managing Decline

Suzanne Aubert's Spiritual Tonics

Suzanne Aubert's Spiritual Tonics

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