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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... rule . As soon as an agreement ( between elites ) is reached about the constitutional framework for future demo ... rules of formal democracy , to ensure that democratic rule is broadly accepted and rooted in civic responsibilities ...
... rule . As soon as an agreement ( between elites ) is reached about the constitutional framework for future demo ... rules of formal democracy , to ensure that democratic rule is broadly accepted and rooted in civic responsibilities ...
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... rule , centralised government and special privileges for the Catholic Church . Liberals represented large landholders ... rules of the new elite : " The rich do not pay taxes , nor concede any conces- sions to the poor . ' Progress had a ...
... rule , centralised government and special privileges for the Catholic Church . Liberals represented large landholders ... rules of the new elite : " The rich do not pay taxes , nor concede any conces- sions to the poor . ' Progress had a ...
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... rule for another three decades . The regional political crisis started in April 1944 in El Salvador , when an aborted coup attempt by young officers ( who wanted to prevent a prolongation of General MartÃnez's regime ) unleashed a wave ...
... rule for another three decades . The regional political crisis started in April 1944 in El Salvador , when an aborted coup attempt by young officers ( who wanted to prevent a prolongation of General MartÃnez's regime ) unleashed a wave ...
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