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Mutual Help Networks in Japanese Society: An International Comparison of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands Region book cover

1st Edition

Mutual Help Networks in Japanese Society An International Comparison of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands Region

By Morio Onda Copyright 2025
232 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Onda compares Japan’s traditional mutual help practices, an integral part of the nation’s societal fabric, with those of other countries across Asia, including Korea, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, and the Pacific islands region, namely Palau and Pohnpei. The book advocates for the revitalization of mutual help, which has declined due to... Read more

Preface

Author Biography

Acknowledgements

Funding

Survey Methods

Introduction

Part Ⅰ. Mutual Help Networks of East Asian Countries
1. Japan
2. South Korea
3. China
4. Taiwan
5. Comparison and Transfer of Mutual Help Practices in East Asia

Part Ⅱ. Mutual Help Networks of Southeast Asian Countries
6. The Philippines
7. Indonesia
8. Thailand
9. Malaysia
10. Vietnam

Part III. Mutual Help Networks in the Pacific Islands Region
11. Palau
12. Pohnpei
13. Transfer of Mutual Help Practices between Japan and the Pacific Islands Region

Afterword

Index

Biography

Morio Onda served as a professor at a private university and worked as a part-time lecturer at the University of Tokyo and Keio University in Japan. He is the president of the Society of Economic Sociology (2022-2025). His research focuses on mutual help networks.

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