书目信息 书号:9780553212785 装 帧:平装 作 者:Niccolo Machiavelli 页 数:176 语 言:English 出版社:Bantam Books Inc 开 本: 10.46 x 0.99 x 17.4 cm 出版日期:1 Aug. 1984 以上信息均为网络信息,仅供参考,具体以实物为准
“For political scientists,politics and Volunteering in japanijs and im por tant challenge to most theorizing about civil society in contemporary japanese society,it is the most interesting account of volunteerism ihave seen,and is throws a lot of light on how cmmunities work ,a fine book for students in terns of theory ,andalysis ,and dewcription” ——JOHN CREIGHTON CAMPBELL,University of michigan Politics and Volunteering begins by painting a portrait of volunteering in Japan, and demonstrates that our current understandings of civil society have been based implicitly on a U.S. model that does not adequately consider participation patterns found in other parts of the world. The book develops a theory of civic participation that, incorporates citizen attitudes about governmental and individual responsibility, with societal and governmental practices that support (or hinder) volunteer participation. This theory is tested using cross-national and sub-national statistic
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