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The revival of civil society : global and comparative perspectives / edited by Michael G. Schechter.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- International political economy series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil society.
- Civil society--Case studies.
- International economic integration.
- Comparative government.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 255 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- Provides answers to questions of civil society, globalization, democracy, and transnational criminal activity, through a series of case studies and theoretical inquiries. Sets out specific policy prescriptions for increasing the likelihood of the spread of democracy and maximizing benefits from globalization. Subjects include global civil society and theories of international political economy, and conditions in Central Europe, the Caribbean, and Central America.
- Contents:
- 1 Civil Society and Globalization: The Investigation of Contested Concepts / Michael G. Schechter 1
- Part I The Multiple and Evolving Meanings of Civil Society and Globalization
- 2 Civil Society and the Idea of a Commercial Republic / Louis D. Hunt 11
- 3 Global Civil Society and Theories of International Political Economy / Jonas Zoninsein 38
- 4 Globalization and Civil Society / Michael G. Schechter 61
- Part II Globalization and Civil Society: Global and Comparative Case-Studies
- 5 Globalization and Transnational Underground Economic Activities: Consequences for States and Civil Societies / Okechukwu C. Iheduru 105
- 6 Globalization and Civil Society in Hungary and the Czech Republic / Norman A. Graham 135
- 7 Civil Society, the State and Caribbean Political Culture: Trinidad and Guyana / Folke Lindahl 159
- 8 Civil Society and the Regional Labyrinth in Central America / Abelardo Morales-Gamboa 207
- 9 Between the Global and the Local: Community Economies in Central America / Juan Pablo Perez Sainz 224
- Part III Lessons from the Field
- 10 Promoting Civil Society: Reflections on Concepts and Practice / Kimberly Stanton 243.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0312224893
- OCLC:
- 40996081
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