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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... early transition stages in these countries were essentially what Torres Rivas ( 1989 ) has called ' authoritarian transitions ' , in which political society was opened up by the armed forces , while they simultaneously repressed civil ...
... early transition stages in these countries were essentially what Torres Rivas ( 1989 ) has called ' authoritarian transitions ' , in which political society was opened up by the armed forces , while they simultaneously repressed civil ...
Page 182
... early 1980s , activities of private aid agencies during the US- sponsored low intensity war , policies in periods of early transition after the 1987 Esquipulas agreement , and private aid interventions following the political watershed ...
... early 1980s , activities of private aid agencies during the US- sponsored low intensity war , policies in periods of early transition after the 1987 Esquipulas agreement , and private aid interventions following the political watershed ...
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... early 1990s as will be seen later in this chapter , leading to a lower ' peace dividend ' than in El Salvador . Despite these limitations , support from European private aid agencies to strengthen new independent organisations in civil ...
... early 1990s as will be seen later in this chapter , leading to a lower ' peace dividend ' than in El Salvador . Despite these limitations , support from European private aid agencies to strengthen new independent organisations in civil ...
Contents
Tables Figures and Maps 79 | 7 |
Mixing Poverty and Democracy | 21 |
Between Compassion and Survival | 59 |
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