1st Edition
Civil Society The American Model And Third World Development
By Howard J. Wiarda
Copyright 2003
182 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Civil Society focuses on the processes and politics of dismantling "corporate" (state directed) economies and political systems in the Third World. Howard Wiarda explores how this separation would create a move toward civil societies of free associability and democracy, as well as the limits to and pitfalls of this approach. The book examines case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, Latin... Read more
Preface -- Introduction -- Civil Society, Democracy, and Corporatism in the Third World -- Theory and Concepts -- Civil Society -- Corporatist Systems of Civil Society -- Case Studies in Civil Society -- Unity and Divergence -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- East Asia -- Latin America -- The Middle East and Islamic Society -- Conclusion -- Is Civil Society Exportable?
Biography
Howard J. Wiarda
