01336pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001800040245011200058260000900170300001500179362000800194520088300202650003001085650002501115773005001140180718b2017   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSuzuki, Kohei  aGovernment expenditure cuts and voluntary activities of citizens: the experience of Japanese municipalities  c2017  ap.258-275.  aDec  aThe governments of many OECD member countries have resorted to expenditure cuts as a significant response to the global economic crisis. While implementing the cuts, several governments have grown reliant on the voluntary sector in order to manage public services under austerity. Such reliance has not been studied comprehensively with reference especially to the link between the cuts and the voluntary activities of citizens. In response, this study examines the link in 604 Japanese municipalities based on an extensive survey of the local planning and community service departments of these municipalities. The study tests if there is an inverse effect of crowding-out and crowding-in when governments implement expenditure cuts. The findings show that the cuts have been complemented by increased involvement of citizen organisations in voluntary activities. - Reproduced.  aExpenditures - Government  aMunicipal government  aAsia Pacific Journal of Public Administration