Pekkanen, Robert. <br/><br/>
Japan's dual civil society :  members without advocates / 
Robert Joseph Pekkanen. 
 - Stanford, California :  Stanford University Press,  2006. 
 - 252 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - East-west center series on contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references 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>9780804754293 (pbk.)  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil society -- Japan.<br/>Associations, institutions, etc. -- Japan.<br/>Citizens' associations -- Japan.