Full Description
This book examines the way in which robotics and the re-deployment of the aged labor pool in Japan could increase economic productivity in order to cope with the demographic challenges facing that country. It provides options for advocates and policy-makers to select arguments most relevant to their interests for deployment in public intellectual discourse and debate.
Contents
Table of Contentstechnologies for manpower enhancement, not replacement; Introduction; Methodology; Literature Review; Historical Background; Table 1 - Japanese Newspaper Articles Collected on the Subject of Robotic Development; Table 2 - Newspaper Articles from Hong Kong Relevant to Robot Related Interests; Table 3 - The Frequency of Articles Related to Robots Appearing in the Two Japanese Dailies; Narratives Related to the Aging Population; Enhancing Efficiency; Fieldwork and Textual Analysis Limitations of Reliance on Robotic; Technologies to Cope With the Demographic Challenge and more. From the Table of Contents: Abstract; Introduction; Accommodating changing demographics and resource use: A critical historical and historiographical approach and overview of narratives in this area; I. Introduction; II. The nationality of sustainable development (SD); III. The disciplining effect of the free market; IV. Contextuality and situationality; V. Conclusions and policy implications; VI. Epilogue: Comparisons between Japan and other Northeast Asian aging societies.
