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Belov A. V.
Professor, Fukui Prefecture University (Japan), PhD (Economics), Professor
Zolotov A. V.
N.I. Lobachevsky State University (Nizhnii Novgorod), PhD (Economics), Professor

Shortening of the labor time as an instrument to overcome labor deficit:
the paradoxical experience of Japan for Russian reforms (Japan, Fukui; Russia, Nizhny Novgorod)

The article discusses the major features of the labor time in Japan in Russia, and shows that justified measures of state regulation of labor enable productivity growth, intensify the structural reconstruction and help overcome labor power deficit. Legislative limitation of the labor time may serve an important took in modernization of Russian economy and social sphere

Key words: Russian labor market, Japanese labor market, labor time, regulation of labor time

Pages: 64 - 67

1 Подробный статистический анализ приведен в следующей статье: Белов А.В., Золотов А.В. Динамика рабочего времени в России и в Японии в контексте формирования инновационной экономики // Экономический вестник Республики Татарстан. — 2013. — No.3. — С.11–18.
2 F.Contensou, R.Vranceanu Working Time: Theory and Policy Implications // Elgar Publishing, 2000, p.37-39.
3 World Development Indicators, The World Bank, 2012, p.215–216.
4 Statistical Handbook of Japan, www.stat.go.jp
5 M.Maeda Fewer Working Hours Slowing Japan’s Economy // Japan Center for Economic Research, Working Paper, Jan 14, 2011, www.jcer.or.jp.
6 World Development Indicators, The World Bank, 2012, p.59–60.
7 H.Fujimura Japan’s Labor Unions: Past, Present, Future //Japan Labor Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Winter 2012, p.7.
8 K.Morioka Actual Conditions of Working Hours and Measures for Working Hours Reduction in Japan // Presented at FKTU-FES International Seminar «How to Resolve Precarious Work Issues in Korea», May 16, 2013, Seoul, www.fes-korea.org.
9 K.Morioka, op.cit.
10 Родо Тёса Нэмпо (Ежегодное обследование труда), 2012, www.stat.go.jp.
11 F.Contensou, R.Vranceanu, op.cit, p.126.
12 см. K.Morioka, op.cit.
13 Использованы данные Федеральной службы государственной статистики, размещенные на сайте http://www.gks.ru в подразделе «Официальная статистика/Предпринимательство/Промышленное производство».
14 Использованы данные сборников «Труд и занятость в России» за 2007 г., 2009 г. , 2011 г., размещенных на сайте Федеральной службы государственной статистики. http://www.gks.ru.
15 Working Time In The Twenty First Century, p.29.
16 Working Time In The Twenty First Century, p.31–32.
17 Обзор литературы см.Working Time In The Twenty First Century, p.40; L.Golden The effects of working time on productivity and firm performance: a research synthesis paper // Conditions of Work and employment Series No. 33, ILO, Geneva, 2012, pp.2–5.
18 Golden L. Effects of working time on productivity and enterprise competitiveness, Background research paper prepared for the ILO Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Working-Time Arrangements, Geneva, 17–21 October, 2011.

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