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The politics of civil society building : European private aid agencies and democratic transitions in Central America / Kees Biekart.

Title
The politics of civil society building : European private aid agencies and democratic transitions in Central America / Kees Biekart.
Author
Biekart, Kees.
Publication
Utrecht : International Books ; Amsterdam : Transnational Institute, 1999.

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Transnational Institute
Description
416 p. : ill., maps; 22 cm.
Summary
Strengthening civil society may be all the rage in the international donor community, but what does it mean in practice? This seminal work critically examines the political aspects of civil society building and the role of non-governmental development aid agencies during recent democratic transitions in Central America.
Subject
  • Economic assistance, European > Central America
  • Non-governmental organizations > Europe > Influence
  • Central America > Economic policy
  • Central America > Politics and government
Genre/Form
  • bibliography.
  • map.
  • bibliographie.
  • carte géographique.
  • bibliografía.
  • mapa.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-396) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Mixing poverty and democracy -- Between compassion and survival -- Learning from failure -- The absence of a third option -- A tacit consensus -- Four aid chains in Central America -- The paradox of private foreign aid.
ISBN
9057270250 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^99514789^
OCLC
  • 40684402
  • SCSB-11205504
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library