Who Promotes Public Policies for Nonprofits?: Evidence from Micro Data of the Diet Members of Japan

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  • 議員行動とNPO政策
  • 議員行動とNPO政策 : NPO政策を推進するのは誰か
  • ギイン コウドウ ト NPO セイサク : NPO セイサク オ スイシン スル ノ ワ ダレ カ
  • ―NPO政策を推進するのは誰か―

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<p>Who promotes public policies for nonprofits? Why is he or she willing to take such an action? Despite there being numerous studies of nonprofits and civil society, previous studies have not focused on these questions. This paper examines the characteristics of legislators committed to nonprofit policies using micro data of the Diet members of Japan, including data on membership to the parliamentary caucus for nonprofit organizations ("NPO giren" in Japanese) and explains the motivations of their behavior based on the rational choice theory. Findings from the multivariate analysis are as follows: First, the legislator's vote share of the previous election influences the probability of belonging to the parliamentary caucus for nonprofit organizations positively. That means that a legislator who has strong motives for "votes" does not commit to nonprofit policies, and vice versa. Second, the number of times of winning an election predicts the probability of membership to the caucus. This implies that a senior legislator who has strong motives for "posts" is willing to commit to nonprofit policies for the purpose of claiming credit. Third, a legislator who belongs to a liberal party, such as the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), tends to be a member of the caucus. This implies that partisanship explains legislators' commitment to nonprofit policies.</p>

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