Financial and Human Resource Bases of Consumer Organizations and Consumer Information : A Comparative Study of Japan and Europe and America
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17500497
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General human life sciences
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| Research Institution | Hirosaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
MARUYAMA Chikako Hirosaki University, Faculty of Education, Associate Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (20324965)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2006
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
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| Keywords | consumer organization / consumer policy / policy subsidies / consumer education / 連携 / 国際比較 / 聞取り調査 / 財政基盤 / 人的基盤 |
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| Research Abstract |
In recent years, consumer organizations that protect consumers have been consulted more than ever before in Japan.
However, more advanced conditions exist in several Western countries, therefore, while keeping the current conditions in Japan in mind, it was decided that a comparison study involving consumer organizations in other countries should be carried out.
The investigation for the actual conditions about well-known consumer organizations in Japan and Western countries and their policy subsidies, disclosed that European consumer policy is more progressive than Japanese policy.
In Europe, receiving money from the government is not perceived to be a problem. In Japan, there is no system in place to receive funds from the government. And it appears that groups believe if they received money from the government, it would lead to a loss of independence. However, this perception is gradually diminishing.
Moreover, there is a consumer group that has received money/funds from a private corporate enterprise in the United States, and this group has been omitted from international consumer activism by their peers. In Japan, there are some consumer groups that want to advance cooperation with business, but in Europe, many consumer groups are wary of doing so because if a consumer group receives money from business, it is excluded from other consumer groups.
Groups are caught in a difficult situation-how to receive founding whilst maintaining their independence.
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