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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... emerged out of a culture of private responsibility and rejection of government control , whereas Northern European private aid agencies are rooted in a culture of corporatism working closely in a consensual relation with the state ...
... emerged out of a culture of private responsibility and rejection of government control , whereas Northern European private aid agencies are rooted in a culture of corporatism working closely in a consensual relation with the state ...
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... emergence of revolutionary movements in the region . The exception was Guatemala , where the counter - insurgency state ... emerged in the 1960s . First , it was a class - based corporate state consisting of the oligarchy and the armed ...
... emergence of revolutionary movements in the region . The exception was Guatemala , where the counter - insurgency state ... emerged in the 1960s . First , it was a class - based corporate state consisting of the oligarchy and the armed ...
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... emerged in three ' generations ' . The first group of regional networks was founded at the start of the Central American crisis and in the early years of the Nicaraguan revolution , roughly between 1978 and 1981. Responding to increased ...
... emerged in three ' generations ' . The first group of regional networks was founded at the start of the Central American crisis and in the early years of the Nicaraguan revolution , roughly between 1978 and 1981. Responding to increased ...
Contents
Tables Figures and Maps 79 | 7 |
Mixing Poverty and Democracy | 21 |
Between Compassion and Survival | 59 |
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