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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... aid intervention strategies , of which ' civil society building ' has become a central focus in the 1990s . The chapter is rounded off by analysing the prospects for bridging the gap between the two realities of private foreign aid , or ...
... aid intervention strategies , of which ' civil society building ' has become a central focus in the 1990s . The chapter is rounded off by analysing the prospects for bridging the gap between the two realities of private foreign aid , or ...
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... foreign aid Up to the 1970s private foreign aid had been rather irrelevant in terms of financial turnover . Private aid flows accounted only for about one percent of total aid flows to developing countries . Also in terms of influencing ...
... foreign aid Up to the 1970s private foreign aid had been rather irrelevant in terms of financial turnover . Private aid flows accounted only for about one percent of total aid flows to developing countries . Also in terms of influencing ...
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... aid resources through these local NGOS . " A certain level of competition for foreign aid resources also became apparent among the five parties and their affiliated NGOs , although the FPL ( the largest FMLN tendency ) attracted the ...
... aid resources through these local NGOS . " A certain level of competition for foreign aid resources also became apparent among the five parties and their affiliated NGOs , although the FPL ( the largest FMLN tendency ) attracted the ...
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