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UNINA9910789762703321 |
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Autore |
Wiarda Howard J |
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Titolo |
Civil Society [[electronic resource] ] : The American Model And Third World Development |
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New York, : Westview Press, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-26148-0 |
9786613261489 |
0-8133-4620-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (183 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development -- Political aspects |
Information technology -- Political aspects -- Developing countries |
Technology and state -- Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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