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Reinventing Japan : from merchant nation to civic nation / Yasuo Takao.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Takao, Yasuo.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social capital (Sociology).
- Civil society.
- Japan--Politics and government--1989-.
- Japan.
- Politics and government.
- Civil society--Japan.
- Political participation--Japan.
- Political participation.
- Social capital (Sociology)--Japan.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- National Identity and Democracy: Reactive Pacifism to Pro-active Pacifism
- A Local Focus of the Nation State: Production to Consumption Priorities
- The Rise of Voluntary Association: Exclusive Chien-Ketsuen to Inclusive Voluntarism
- Democratic Decentralization: Participation in Local Community Decision-Making
- Co-Governance by Local Government and Civil Society Groups: Balancing Equity and Efficiency for Trust in Public Institutions
- "Digital" Local Communities: Disengagement to Participation
- Women in Grassroots Politics: Voters to Politicians
- Foreigners in Local Communities: Beneficiaries to Participants
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 140398414X
- 9781403984142
- OCLC:
- 122715376
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- Publisher description
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