Pekkanen, Robert. <br/><br/>
Japan's dual civil society :  members without advocates / 
Robert Pekkanen. 
 - Stanford, California :  Stanford University Press,  2006. 
 - xvii, 252 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - East-west center series on contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific. .
 - Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-238) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Japan's civil society in comparative perspective -- The regulatory framework -- Neighborhood associations and local civil society -- The politics of regulating civil society -- Conclusion : members without advocates. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0804754284 (cloth : alk. paper) 0804754292 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780804754286 9780804754293  RM103.93 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil society--Japan.<br/>Associations, institutions, etc.--Japan.<br/>Citizens' associations--Japan.<br/>Non-governmental organizations--Japan.<br/>Nonprofit organizations--Japan.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--Politics and government--1945-