On the Road!? Developing Economy and Nonprofit Organizations in Taiwan

• Authors: László Kákai
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The development of the nonprofit sector of a country can be assessed by several methods. We may begin by introducing the numeric data and finish by speaking of their social embedment. We may analyse their presence in the economy, the labour market or their contribution to political and social liberalization. In my study I refer to Taiwan as an example to introduce the complex presence and impact of all these processes on the development of the nonprofi t organizations in a country less known for a European researcher. With special respect to the economic and political aspects of “development”.

HU

Egy ország civil szektorának fejlődését számos megközelítéssel mérhetjük. Kiindulhatunk a számszerű adatok bemutatásból és zárhatjuk a társadalmon belüli beágyozottsággukkal. Vizsgálhatjuk a gazdaságon belüli súlyukat, munkaerő-piaci jelenlétüket vagy a politikai, társadalmi liberalizációban játszott szerepüket. Tanulmányom Tajvan példáján keresztül próbálja bemutatni mindezen folyamatok együttes jelenlétét és hatását egy európai kutató számára kevésbé ismert ország civil szervezeteinek fejlődésére. Különös tekintettel a „fejlődés” gazdasági és politikai aspektusaira.

Keywords

EN

Economic potential; Civil society; Nonprofit sector; Associations; Foundations; Taiwan

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: International Journal of Area Studies
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 173-194

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2015-12-30

Contributors

author

László Kákai

• UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ijas-2015-0008