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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... coordination was reflected in the formation of national networks of development NGOS rejecting AID interference , such as CIPHES in El Salvador and COINDE in Guatemala . Their activities often coincided with coordination efforts at a ...
... coordination was reflected in the formation of national networks of development NGOS rejecting AID interference , such as CIPHES in El Salvador and COINDE in Guatemala . Their activities often coincided with coordination efforts at a ...
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... coordinating body of peasant organisations , which they feared could lead to more verticalist structures and less attention for coordination at the micro level.'77 The generous support from private aid agencies overwhelmed ASOCODE . The ...
... coordinating body of peasant organisations , which they feared could lead to more verticalist structures and less attention for coordination at the micro level.'77 The generous support from private aid agencies overwhelmed ASOCODE . The ...
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... coordination role together with Ayax Irías ( COCENTRA ) and Roberto Ayerdi ( CONAPE ) ; however , Campos remained the public face of Icic . asocode allocated its own funds to ICIC that came from the European Union , OXFAM - UK / I ...
... coordination role together with Ayax Irías ( COCENTRA ) and Roberto Ayerdi ( CONAPE ) ; however , Campos remained the public face of Icic . asocode allocated its own funds to ICIC that came from the European Union , OXFAM - UK / I ...
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Tables Figures and Maps 79 | 7 |
Mixing Poverty and Democracy | 21 |
Between Compassion and Survival | 59 |
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