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The Voluntary and Non-Profit Sector in Japan

Author: Osborn

The voluntary and non-profit sector is an important and emerging feature of Japanese society. It is a response both to the changing nature of this society and to political and social trends that have encouraged the Japanese government to see this sector as a potential provider of public services. It is also part of the emergence of 'civil society' in Japan. This book explores the roots of the societal challenges that voluntary and non-profit organisations face in Japan and evaluates their future impact on Japanese society. It is an essential text for any student of Japanese studies or the international non-profit sector.

Table of Contents:

	List of figures and tables
	List of contributors
	Series editor's preface
	Acknowledgements
	A note on terminology
	The voluntary and non-profit sector in Japan: a guide	1
1	The voluntary and non-profit sector in contemporary Japan: emerging roles and organizational challenges in a changing society	7
2	The philanthropic roots of the voluntary and non-profit sector in Japan: the Rockefeller Legacy	23
3	The voluntary response to the Hanshin Awaji earthquake: a trigger for the development of the voluntary and non-profit sector in Japan	40
4	The politics of regulating the non-profit sector	53
5	The legal framework for voluntary and non-profit activity	76
6	Businesses and the NPO sector in Japan: development and prospects	102
7	The challenges of growing the NPO and voluntary sector in Japan	121
8	Strategic management and Japanese non-profits: can it work?	150
9	The government-non-profit relationship in contemporary Japan: an emerging local government-non-profit partnership in Miyagi	170
10	The philanthropic tradition and fund raising for the voluntary and non-profit sector in Japan	188
11	The voluntary and non-profit sector and the community in Japan: making links and responding to needs	199
12	Supporting local groups in responding to social needs: a case study of the Kobe Community Support Project	208
13	Managing the Japanese voluntary and non-profit sector: an agenda for the future	221
	Index	232

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