Japan's dual civil society : members without advocates
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Bibliographic Information
Japan's dual civil society : members without advocates
（Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific）
Stanford University Press, 2006
- : pbk
Available at 68 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-238) and index
Contents of Works
- Introduction
- Japan's civil society in comparative perspective
- The regulatory framework
- Neighborhood associations and local civil society
- The politics of regulating civil society
- Conclusion : members without advocates
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides an overview of the state of Japan's civil society and a new theory, based on political institutions, to explain why Japan differs so much from other industrialized democracies. It offers a new interpretation of why Japan's civil society has developed as it has, with many small, local groups but few large, professionally managed national organizations. The book further asks what the consequences of that pattern of development are for Japan's policy and politics. The author persuasively demonstrates that political institutions-the regulatory framework, financial flows, and the political opportunity structure-are responsible for this pattern, with the result that civil groups have little chance of influencing national policy debates. The phenomenon of "members without advocates" thus has enormous implications for democratic participation in Japan.
Table of Contents
Contents List of figures List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Japan's Civil Society in Comparative Perspective 3. The Regulatory Framework 4. Neighborhood Associations and Local Civil Society 5. The Politics of Regulating Civil Society 6. Conclusion: Members without Advocates Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
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