Knowledge Creation in Community Development Institutional Change in
This book explores how public organizations and not-for-profit organizations (NPO) can be more collaborative, innovative and effective in solving social issues in both developing and developed countries. “Social innovation,” led by social entrepreneurs an
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Ayano Hirose Nishihara Masaei Matsunaga Ikujiro Nonaka Kiyotaka Yokomichi
Knowledge Creation in Community Development
Ayano Hirose Nishihara · Masaei Matsunaga Ikujiro Nonaka · Kiyotaka Yokomichi Editors
Knowledge Creation in Community Development Institutional Change in Southeast Asia and Japan
Editors Ayano Hirose Nishihara Department of Global Business, College of Business Rikkyo University Tokyo, Japan Masaei Matsunaga Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tokyo, Japan
Ikujiro Nonaka Hitotsubashi University Tokyo, Japan
Kiyotaka Yokomichi National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Tokyo, Japan
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Foreword
Enormous changes in society in Asian countries have arisen as a result of recent economic developments—especially among ASEAN countries. These changes have brought with them numerous challenges. In order to continue stable economic growth and social development as well as to improve the quality of life, these countries need to improve domestic policies and find solutions to the many problems that their local communities are facing today. Indeed, governments have not been inactive— they have tried to enhance their capability to resolve problems of local governments and communities by promoting the decentralization of power and c
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