A Study about Some Roles of NPOs for the Community building

Research Project

Project/Area Number	11630048
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	経済政策(含経済事情)
Research Institution	Miyazaki University
Principal Investigator	IRIYA Takao Miyazaki University Education and Culture Professor, 教育文化学部, 教授 (30211759)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	NISIMURA Mitugu Gihu University Regional Science Professor, 地域科学部, 教授 (00180646) 八木正鹿児島短期大学, 助教授 (20259774)
Project Period (FY)	1999 – 2000
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000) Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000) Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Keywords	NPO / Community building / Regional policy
Research Abstract	This study considers some roles of NPOs such as organizations for community building or those for volunteer activities, and also the regional policies of local governments. The conclusions are based on answers to a questionnaire completed by NPOs and local governments, from the perspective of publicservice activities by NPOs playing an important role in the process of buildig well-organized communities from now on. It was determined that the enactment of support-type NPO ordinances at tha local government level is important in order to strengthen the regional power. These ordinances will support NPO activities and help to develop them into third-sector organizations.