Volunteerism and the State in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132361 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Koichi Hasegawa (0000-0001-8506-5986, BorgWarner (Brazil), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s155746600702270x |
| OpenAlex | W4410181328 |
| Language | EN |
In 2006, close to 400,000 people in Japan participated in voluntary activities and more than 30,000 volunteer associations received a nationally certified status as non-profit organizations (NPOs). In 1985, only about 100,000 people counted as volunteers. These figures indicate not only a quantitative but also a qualitative change. Japan today is moving toward a borantia shakai or volunteer-oriented civil society, with particularly high rates of NPO activitity in urban regions. Why has this change occurred
Business · Political science · Computer Science · Japanese History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |