Japanese Modernity and Welfare State, Civil Society and Self in Contemporary Japan
Description
Challenging conventional thought on the nature of welfare and civil society in modern Japan, Ritu Vij offers an original theoretical and historical interpretation of both. Drawing upon a neo-Hegelian understanding of the formation of modern subjectivity in political economy, this book uncovers a specific pattern of welfare provision in Japan.
Keywords
Political ScienceWorldAsianInternational RelationsPublic PolicySocial PolicyPolitical EconomyPolitical IdeologiesEconomic PolicySocial Services & WelfareHistory & Theory
2007Book
Author(s)Ritu Vij
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781403915443
LanguageEnglish
