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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... institution , belonging to ' economic society ' and is thus not part of civil society . However , the employers ' association ... institutions of political society . But when their function of mediation and articula- tion is performed or ...
... institution , belonging to ' economic society ' and is thus not part of civil society . However , the employers ' association ... institutions of political society . But when their function of mediation and articula- tion is performed or ...
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... institutions . ' The interdependent dynamic of the development of global civil society is the key , as it reflects its fundamental linkage with the global state system . Along the same lines , Waterman ( 1996 : 54-55 ) argues that ' the ...
... institutions . ' The interdependent dynamic of the development of global civil society is the key , as it reflects its fundamental linkage with the global state system . Along the same lines , Waterman ( 1996 : 54-55 ) argues that ' the ...
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... institutions and creating a ' parallel state ' – a process begun in Costa Rica in 1982 – AID laid the groundwork for a profound transformation of the Central American economies which later was carried out by the World Bank , the IMF and ...
... institutions and creating a ' parallel state ' – a process begun in Costa Rica in 1982 – AID laid the groundwork for a profound transformation of the Central American economies which later was carried out by the World Bank , the IMF and ...
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