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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454960103321

Autore

Knight Barry <1947-, >

Titolo

Reviving democracy : citizens at the heart of governance / / Barry Knight, Hope Chigudu and Rajesh Tandon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002

ISBN

1-4175-2227-5

9786610475728

600-00-0250-5

1-136-55819-5

1-280-47572-2

1-84977-241-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224p. ) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

ChiguduHope Bagyendera

TandonRajesh

Disciplina

300

Soggetti

Civil society

Political participation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction * The Good Society in a Global Context * Civil Society and Participatory Research * A Good Society * Friends and Enemies of a Good Society * Good Governance * What is to be Done? * Appendix 1: Harare Commonwealth Declaration * Appendix 2: Millbrook Commonwealth Action Programme on the Harare Declaration (1995) * Appendix 3: The Fancourt Commonwealth Declaration on Globalization and People-Centred Development (1999) * Notes * References * Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text draws on research in 47 Commonwealth countries to describe what makes a good society and how to achieve it. It shows how citizens can be put at the heart of the political process.