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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... existence of a one - way ( ' upward ' ) accountability system between recipients and donors . However , this is generally not the way private aid agencies portray their relationships with organisations in the South , which are perceived ...
... existence of a one - way ( ' upward ' ) accountability system between recipients and donors . However , this is generally not the way private aid agencies portray their relationships with organisations in the South , which are perceived ...
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... existence . 184 HIVOS considered the lack of internal accountability and transparency of the Regional Commission to be a direct result of these ' inverted ' aid flows to the national associations , as this had provoked a lack of ...
... existence . 184 HIVOS considered the lack of internal accountability and transparency of the Regional Commission to be a direct result of these ' inverted ' aid flows to the national associations , as this had provoked a lack of ...
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... existence after the 1976 earthquake , although some were older and were often linked to the social work of the Catholic Church from the 1960s . 62 These displaced populations were organised in three separate Communities of Populations ...
... existence after the 1976 earthquake , although some were older and were often linked to the social work of the Catholic Church from the 1960s . 62 These displaced populations were organised in three separate Communities of Populations ...
Contents
Tables Figures and Maps 79 | 7 |
Mixing Poverty and Democracy | 21 |
Between Compassion and Survival | 59 |
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