The Politics of Civil Society Building: European Private Aid Agencies and Democratic Transitions in Central AmericaStrengthening civil society may be all the rage in the international donor community, but what does it mean in practice? This seminal work critically examines the political aspects of civil society building and the role of non-governmental development aid agencies during recent democratic transitions in Central America. |
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... NGOS that are only concerned with service delivery , relief or productivity functions . However , this vague notion of csos is problematic because the two conditions ( influencing state policies and autonomy from state and parties ) for ...
... NGOS that are only concerned with service delivery , relief or productivity functions . However , this vague notion of csos is problematic because the two conditions ( influencing state policies and autonomy from state and parties ) for ...
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... NGO activities , also had an unintended impact : increased dependence on foreign aid threatened these NGOS with becoming ' local agents in a system of global service delivery ' ( Fowler 1993b : 301 ) . The evidence from Latin America is ...
... NGO activities , also had an unintended impact : increased dependence on foreign aid threatened these NGOS with becoming ' local agents in a system of global service delivery ' ( Fowler 1993b : 301 ) . The evidence from Latin America is ...
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... NGOs , started to be an issue of concern for private aid agencies . It forced Guatemala's historic NGOS ( as the main recipients of European private aid ) to review past practices and to improve working methods and internal organisation ...
... NGOs , started to be an issue of concern for private aid agencies . It forced Guatemala's historic NGOS ( as the main recipients of European private aid ) to review past practices and to improve working methods and internal organisation ...
Contents
Tables Figures and Maps 79 | 7 |
Mixing Poverty and Democracy | 21 |
Between Compassion and Survival | 59 |
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