Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan write by Robert J. Pekkanen. This book was released on 2014-06-20. Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Although local neighborhood associations are found in many countries, Japan’s are distinguished by their ubiquity, scope of activities, and very high participation rates, making them important for the study of society and politics. Most Japanese belong to one local neighborhood association or another, making them Japan’s most numerous civil society organization, and one that powerfully shapes governance outcomes in the country. And, they also often blur the state-society boundary, making them theoretically intriguing. Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan draws on a unique and novel body of empirical data derived from the first national survey of neighborhood associations carried out in 2007 and provides a multifaceted empirical portrait of Japan’s neighborhood associations. It examines how local associational structures affect the quality of local governance, and thus the quality of life for Japan’s citizens and residents, and illuminates the way in which these ambiguous associations can help us refine civil society theory and show how they contribute to governance. As well as outlining the key features of neighbourhood associations, the book goes on to examine in detail the way in which neighbourhood associations contribute to governance, in terms of social capital, networks with other community organizations, social service provision, cooperation with local governments and political participation. This book will be welcomed by students and scholars of Japanese politics, Japanese society, anthropology, urban studies as well as those interested in social capital and civil society.
Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan
Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan write by Robert J. Pekkanen. This book was released on 2014-06-20. Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Although local neighborhood associations are found in many countries, Japan’s are distinguished by their ubiquity, scope of activities, and very high participation rates, making them important for the study of society and politics. Most Japanese belong to one local neighborhood association or another, making them Japan’s most numerous civil society organization, and one that powerfully shapes governance outcomes in the country. And, they also often blur the state-society boundary, making them theoretically intriguing. Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan draws on a unique and novel body of empirical data derived from the first national survey of neighborhood associations carried out in 2007 and provides a multifaceted empirical portrait of Japan’s neighborhood associations. It examines how local associational structures affect the quality of local governance, and thus the quality of life for Japan’s citizens and residents, and illuminates the way in which these ambiguous associations can help us refine civil society theory and show how they contribute to governance. As well as outlining the key features of neighbourhood associations, the book goes on to examine in detail the way in which neighbourhood associations contribute to governance, in terms of social capital, networks with other community organizations, social service provision, cooperation with local governments and political participation. This book will be welcomed by students and scholars of Japanese politics, Japanese society, anthropology, urban studies as well as those interested in social capital and civil society.
Local Government in Japan
Local Government in Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Local Government in Japan write by Kurt Steiner. This book was released on 1965. Local Government in Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Stanford University Press classic.
Local Organizations and Urban Governance in East and Southeast Asia
Local Organizations and Urban Governance in East and Southeast Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Local Organizations and Urban Governance in East and Southeast Asia write by Benjamin L. Read. This book was released on 2009-06-02. Local Organizations and Urban Governance in East and Southeast Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This edited collection brings together enterprising pieces of new research on the many forms of organization in East and Southeast Asia that are sponsored or mandated by government, but engage widespread participation at the grassroots level. Straddling the state-society divide, these organizations play important roles in society and politics, yet remain only dimly understood. This book shines a spotlight on this phenomenon, which speaks to fundamental questions about how such societies choose to organize themselves, how institutions of local governance change over time, and how individuals respond to and make use of the power of the state. The contributors investigate organizations ranging from volunteer-based organizations that partner with government in providing services for homeless children, to state-managed networks of neighborhood- or village-level associations that perform representative as well as administrative functions and seeks to answer a number of questions: When do the "vertical," top-down imperatives of the state stifle "horizontal" solidarities, and when might the two work in harmony? Are useful social and administrative purposes served by this type of fusion? Does it amplify or merely muffle citizens’ voices? What does it tell us about existing accounts of community, social capital, "synergy," "complementarity," "subsidiarity," and related concepts? Representing seven countries: China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Singapore this volume will be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates and academics in Asian studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, development, history, nonprofit studies.
Cities, Autonomy, and Decentralization in Japan
Cities, Autonomy, and Decentralization in Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cities, Autonomy, and Decentralization in Japan write by Carola Hein. This book was released on 2006-09-27. Cities, Autonomy, and Decentralization in Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book offers a cogent collection of case studies focusing on the history, present and future of decentralization in Japan.
