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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789762703321

Autore

Wiarda Howard J

Titolo

Civil Society [[electronic resource] ] : The American Model And Third World Development

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Westview Press, 2003

ISBN

1-283-26148-0

9786613261489

0-8133-4620-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Disciplina

303.483

Soggetti

Economic development -- Political aspects

Information technology -- Political aspects -- Developing countries

Technology and state -- Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1 Civil Society, Democracy, and Corporatism in the Third World; PART II: THEORY AND CONCEPTS; 2 Civil Society: History and Meaning(s); 3 Corporatist Systems of Civil Society; PART III: CASE STUDIES IN CIVIL SOCIETY; 4 Sub-Saharan Africa; 5 East Asia; 6 Latin America; 7 The Middle East and Islamic Society; 8 Is Civil Society Exportable?: The American Modeland Third World Development; Suggested Readings; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Considers the possibility of opening up economies and societies of the Third World to democracy; specifically the role of civil society in contributing to democracy and the varieties of civil society and state-society relations in distinct Third World areas.