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Although local neighborhood associations are found in many countries, Japan's are distinguished by their ubiquity, scope of activities, and very high participation rates, making them important for the study of society and politics. Most Japanese belong to one local neighborhood association or another, making them Japan's most numerous civil society organization, and one that powerfully shapes governance outcomes in the country. And, they also often blur the state-society boundary, making them theoretically intriguing. Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan dr.

Although local neighborhood associations are found in many countries, Japan's are distinguished by their ubiquity, scope of activities, and very high participation rates, making them important for the study of society and politics. Most Japanese belong to one local neighborhood association or another, making them Japan's most numerous civil society organization, and one that powerfully shapes governance outcomes in the country. And, they also often blur the state-society boundary, making them theoretically intriguing.Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan draws on a unique and

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Nonprofit Advocacy: Definitions and Concepts -- Part One: The Local and National Dimensions of Nonprofit Advocacy -- 1 The Group Basis of City Politics -- 2 Nonprofit Advocacy in Seattle and Washington, DC -- 3 Shaping the Government-Nonprofit Partnership: Direct and Indirect Advocacy -- 4 Nonprofit Advocacy in the Nation's Capital -- 5 From Skid Row to the Statehouse: How Nonprofit Homeless Service Providers Overcome Barriers to Policy Advocacy Involvement -- Part Two: Organizational Politics, Strategy, and Tactics -- 6 Advocacy in Hard Times: Nonprofit Organizations and the Representation of Marginalized Groups in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 -- 7 Gender Identity and the Shifting Basis of Advocacy by US Women's Groups, 1920-2000 -- 8 The Political Voice of American Children: Nonprofit Advocacy and a Century of Representation for Child Well-Being -- 9 Analyzing the Practice of Nonprofit Advocacy: Comparing Two Human Service Networks -- 10 Effective Advocacy: Lessons for Nonprofit Leaders from Research and Practice -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.