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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... economic institution , belonging to ' economic society ' and is thus not part of civil society . However , the employers ' association of shoe manufacturers indeed is part of civil society . The state - owned factory , for its economic ...
... economic institution , belonging to ' economic society ' and is thus not part of civil society . However , the employers ' association of shoe manufacturers indeed is part of civil society . The state - owned factory , for its economic ...
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... economic and military aid to quasi - democratic regimes and by supporting specific groups in civil society to counterbalance revolutionary movements . Until the mid - 1980s , European and Canadian governments kept a low profile in the ...
... economic and military aid to quasi - democratic regimes and by supporting specific groups in civil society to counterbalance revolutionary movements . Until the mid - 1980s , European and Canadian governments kept a low profile in the ...
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... economic development ( asocode 1991b ) . For this purpose , specific proposals on credit , access to land ... economic integration was one of the central topics of discussion . But ASOCODE also wanted to confront the international ...
... economic development ( asocode 1991b ) . For this purpose , specific proposals on credit , access to land ... economic integration was one of the central topics of discussion . But ASOCODE also wanted to confront the international ...
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