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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... president Cruz 1972 General López Arellano re - installed as president ; new period of agrarian reforms 1974 Hurricane Fifi strikes northern coast : 12,000 casualties 1975 López removed after charges of bribery , General Melgar ...
... president Cruz 1972 General López Arellano re - installed as president ; new period of agrarian reforms 1974 Hurricane Fifi strikes northern coast : 12,000 casualties 1975 López removed after charges of bribery , General Melgar ...
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... President Suazo was a puppet of the armed forces who were basically receiving orders from the United States in return for sophisticated arms and carte blanche for a dirty war against the opposition . But Alvarez's enthusiasm to ' combat ...
... President Suazo was a puppet of the armed forces who were basically receiving orders from the United States in return for sophisticated arms and carte blanche for a dirty war against the opposition . But Alvarez's enthusiasm to ' combat ...
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... President Reina on 8 November 1994 , while praising CODEH for having contributed in ' a valuable and decisive way to promoting citizenship in Honduras ' ( CODEH 1995b : 31 ) . 39 The American Civil Liberties Union in the United States ...
... President Reina on 8 November 1994 , while praising CODEH for having contributed in ' a valuable and decisive way to promoting citizenship in Honduras ' ( CODEH 1995b : 31 ) . 39 The American Civil Liberties Union in the United States ...
Contents
Tables Figures and Maps 79 | 7 |
Mixing Poverty and Democracy | 21 |
Between Compassion and Survival | 59 |
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activities aid chain aid flows alliances analysed armed forces ASOCODE ASOCODE's assessment authoritarian CEBEMO Central America channels Church civil society building coalition CODEH COMG communities contributed coordination COPMAGUA Costa Rica counter-insurgency CPDN crisis Custodio democracy democratic transition democratisation Desarrollo development NGOs early economic El Salvador elections emerged European private aid evaluation external FMLN FUNDADESE funding global groups Guatemala Honduras human rights ICIC impact studies increased Indian organisations institutions intermediary Interview Latin America leaders Managua Maya Mazariegos military negotiations neoliberal networks NGOs Nicaragua NOVIB official aid official donors opposition organisations in civil participation peace agreement peace process peasant organisations percent policies political parties political society popular organisations private aid agencies private aid interventions private foreign aid programmes projects Quetzaltenango reforms refugees regime regional representatives result role Salvadorean San José San Salvador Sandinista sectors social Southern stages strategies strengthening civil society Tegucigalpa transnational Tukum URNG