Suchergebnisse

Most of these papers were presented in different seminars and workshops at different periods

This collection of Akira Hayami's writings in English brings together for the first time an invaluable resource of comparative primary data on the demographic history of Japan. It contains twenty key essays in five parts: Tokugawa Japan, Demography through Telescope, Demography through Microscope, Family and Household, Afterwards

Introduction: nailing down a moving target -- What is distinctive about NGOs? -- Post-traditional civil associations -- Struggles over recognition -- Misleading analogies -- Benign parasitism -- Summary -- Why did NGOs emerge and prosper? -- A moral sea change -- Spurring the growth -- Top-down internationalization -- Passion and professionalization -- Summary -- What are NGOs actually doing? -- Abolitionism as a moral template -- Changing narratives of good and evil -- (re)writing rules for the world -- Taming and backing the sovereigns -- Summary -- Where do NGOs seek involvement? -- Shifting issue areas -- Shifting scales -- The humanitarian presence -- Futures of humanitarian action -- Summary -- How do NGOs succeed (or fail)? -- Meanings of success -- Keys to success -- Inner and outer limits -- Should we wish them success? -- Summary -- Conclusion: paradoxes of organized goodness -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index