Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Conventions -- Introduction -- 1. Welfare through Work and the Gendered Dual System -- 2. Situating Japan's Social Protection System in Comparative Perspective -- 3. The Conservative Vision and the Politics of Work and Welfare -- 4. Reforming the Labor Markets -- 5. Who Wants What Reform? -- 6. The Neoliberal Agenda and the Diet Veto -- 7. The Double Movement in Japanese Politics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.