Historial Development of the Private Social Work in Japan(The Problem of Public/Private Division of Responsibility in the Social Welfare Sector)

Abstract

1. Two lineages in the arguments about public and private social work. 2. The "beginning" of the private social work in the latter half of the Taisho era. 3. The "ordeal" of the private social work in the early Showa era. 4. The "setback" of the private social work in the time of SinoJapanese War II and the Pacific War. 5. The "Private nature (Minkan-sei)" of the "Private (Minkan)" social work and social welfare work.