Design of Adequate Administrative and Fiscal Relationship between The Government and The Third Sector

这项研究调查了“第三部门”在提供公共服务方面的特点和发展。本研究从理论、制度设置和历史发展的角度，将包括非营利组织在内的日本第三部门与欧美第三部门进行了比较。结果发现，第三部门的行为原则具有“利他主义”的特征，这种特征在保险组织中随处可见。在社会保障领域，日本政府设立了机构、养老金组织和社会服务机构，这与欧洲国家不同，欧洲国家的这些机构最初是由第三部门自己设立的，后来由政府承认。

This research investigated characters and developments of the “Third Sector" with respect to the role of providing public services. From a viewpoint of theories, institutional setting and the historical development, this research compared Japanese Third Sector including nonprofit organizations to European and American ones. As a result, it is found that the behavioral principle of the Third Sector is characterized “altruistic" and the character can be seen often in insurance organizations. In the field of social security Japanese government made institutions, organizations of pensions and social services in contrast to European countries, where these institutions were established originally by the Third Sector themselves and admitted by the governments afterwards.