224 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Over the past two decades, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have exploded in number and emerged as a new force in international and transnational politics. Why, however, do some countries nonetheless have more active NGO sectors than others?
Using the case of Japan, this book uncovers patterns of convergence and divergence in levels of activism across industrialized countries and... Read more
1. Introduction: Activism from Above 2. States and the Domestic Political Economy of NGOs 3. Political Globalization, "Civil Society" Politics and the Global Growth of NGOs in the 1980s-2000s 4. International Development NGOs in Japan 5. Sustainable Development and Advocacy NGOs in Japan 6. Conclusion: States, Political Globalization and the Growth of NGOs
Biography
Kim Reimann is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Georgia State University.
"...Reimann’s book is a high-quality study that offers a fresh perspective on NGO development. It will be of interest to scholars and students of civil society, NGOs in the non-Western world, or state-society relations in Japan." - Pacific Affairs: Volume 84, No. 1 – March, 2011
