Population implosion : coping with the unknown / Florian Coulmas and Ralph Lutzeler -- Confronting the demographic trilemma of low fertility, ageing, and depopulation / Shigemi Kono -- Europe's demographic future / Reiner Klingholz -- Flexible employment, flexible families, and the socialization...

This is a new analysis of recent changes in important Japanese institutions. It addresses the origin, development, and recent adaptation of core institutions, including financial institutions, corporate governance, lifetime employment, and the amakudari system. After four decades of rapid...