1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786180103321

Autore

Beittinger-Lee Verena

Titolo

(Un)Civil society and political change in Indonesia : a contested arena / / Verena Beittinger-Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2009

ISBN

1-135-24760-9

0-203-86879-X

1-283-96978-5

1-135-24761-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies on civil society in Asia ; ; 2

Routledge studies on civil society in Asia

Disciplina

320.9598

Soggetti

Civil society - Indonesia

Democracy - Indonesia

Indonesia Politics and government 1998-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-293) and index.

Nota di contenuto

An uneasy correlation : (un)civil society and democracy -- Historical and political framework for civil society formation in Indonesia -- Walking a tightrope : civil society under Suharto -- Between reform and regression : post-Suharto state and politics -- A contested arena : civil society in post-Suharto Indonesia -- The rise of uncivil society -- Summary and conclusion : (un)civil society and the future of democracy in Indonesia.

Sommario/riassunto

(Un) Civil Society and Political Change in Indonesia provides critical analysis of Indonesia's civil society and its impact on the country's democratization efforts that does not only take the classical, pro-democratic actors of civil society into account but also portrays uncivil groups and their growing influence on political processes.Beittinger-Lee offers a revised categorization of civil society, including a model to define the sphere of 'uncivil society' more closely and to identify several subcategories of uncivil society. This is the first book to portrays various un



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967148403321

Autore

Record Richard

Titolo

From Falling Behind to Catching Up : : A Country Economic Memorandum for Malawi/ / / Richard Record

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2018

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (80 pages)

Collana

Directions in Development;Directions in Development - Public Sector Governance

Disciplina

330.9689704

Soggetti

Agriculture

Country Economic Memorandum

Economic Growth

Fiscal Management

FISP

Institutions

Macroeconomic Stability

Political Economy

Poverty

Public Sector

Malawi Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Despite decades of development efforts supported by significant amounts of foreign aid, Malawi has experienced weak and volatile economic growth performance over a sustained period of time. Malawi's growth remains an outlier even compared to its geographically and demographically similar peers. Moreover, growth has been distributed unequally, with little impact on poverty. Per capita income has improved only minimally in the 50 years since independence, and Malawi now has one of the lowest per capita incomes in the world. From Falling Behind to Catching Up aims to improve readers' understanding of the puzzle of Malawi's development performance and



identify ways for the country to achieve robust growth and stay on a stable growth path that helps the poor. The book places a strong emphasis on assessing Malawi's growth experience since independence from a comparative international perspective. It seeks to benchmark Malawian outcomes on growth, structural change, and transformation against peers and explores possible reasons for divergence from international trends. The book also puts deeper drivers of economic growth at the center of the discussion, looking in particular at the institutions and policies that may have affected Malawi's growth outcomes and ones that could help Malawi avoid macroeconomic instability in the future. This book first begins by discussing Malawi's macroeconomic situation and challenges in fiscal management, reviewing and drawing lessons from the instability, slippages, and shocks Malawi has experienced since independence. Second, given how critical the agricultural sector is to poverty reduction in Malawi, the overview explores the current state of agricultural markets. Third, looking at the factors that may constrain higher growth in the future, challenges in private sector development and job creation are discussed. Finally, building on the analysis of challenges, the book concludes with a summary of policy recommendations aimed at helping Malawi begin catching up with its peers.