The Revival of Civil Society

by Schechter, Michael G.

• ISBN13: 9780312224899
• ISBN10: 0312224893
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

What is meant by civil society? Why do some equate it with liberal democracy, while others think it simply a guise for a market economy? What roles have foundations played in fostering its growth? Who benefits from globalization and who loses out? Why can some communities prosper in an era of globalization and others suffer? What is the relationship between globalization and the rapid expansion of transnational criminal activity - money laundering, the sex trade, sale of endangered species?
Through a series of case-studies and theoretical inquiries, this volume provides a set of concrete answers to questions such as these. It also provides specific policy prescriptions for increasing the likelihood of the spread of democracy and maximizing the benefits from globalization, or at least ameliorating some of its worst impacts.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. x
Notes on the Contributors	p. xiii
Civil Society and Globalization: The Investigation of Contested Concepts	p. 1
The Multiple and Evolving Meanings of Civil Society and Globalization
Civil Society and the Idea of a Commercial Republic	p. 11
Global Civil Society and Theories of International Political Economy	p. 38
Globalization and Civil Society	p. 61
Globalization and Civil Society: Global and Comparative Case-Studies
Globalization and Transnational Underground Economic Activities: Consequences for States and Civil Societies	p. 105
Globalization and Civil Society in Hungary and the Czech Republic	p. 135
Civil Society, the State and Caribbean Political Culture: Trinidad and Guyana	p. 159
Civil Society and the Regional Labyrinth in Central America	p. 207
Between the Global and the Local: Community Economies in Central America	p. 224
Lessons from the Field
Promoting Civil Society: Reflections on Concepts and Practice	p. 243
Index	p. 253
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