基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2001. Drawing on case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Full Description
Incorporated into the lexicons of academics, policymakers and grassroots activists, of multilateral development agencies and local NGOs alike, ""civil society"" has become a topic of widespread discussion. But is there in fact any common understanding of the term? How useful is it when applied to the South, and what difference does it make to bring the concept into the debate on development? This book explores the complex relationships among civil society, the state and market, in the context of democratic development. Drawing on case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America, it also unravels what is meant by development agencies - bilaterals, multilaterals, NGOs and international financial institutions, with their diverse approaches and agendas - when it refers to the urgent need to strengthen civil society.
Contents
Civil Society and Development - Genealogies of The Conceptual Encounter; Civil Society, Democracy and Development - The Americanization of The Debate; Civil Society and The Market - Contending Visions; Manufacturing Civil Society From The Outside - Donor Interventions; Regional Perspectives on Civil Society - Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and Latin America; Civil Society and Market Transition - The People's Republic of China; Radical and Liberal Democratic Civil Society - Discourses in Post-War Guatemala.