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Overview"Using case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, and including such critical countries as South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, and Egypt, Civil Society focuses on the processes and politics of dismantling ""corporate"" (state directed) economies and political systems in the Third World in order to move toward civil societies of free associability and democracy and the limits and pitfalls in this approach." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Howard WiardaPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Westview Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780813340777ISBN 10: 0813340772 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 07 February 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD  We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface -- Introduction -- Civil Society, Democracy, and Corporatism in the Third World -- Theory and Concepts -- Civil Society -- Corporatist Systems of Civil Society -- Case Studies in Civil Society -- Unity and Divergence -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- East Asia -- Latin America -- The Middle East and Islamic Society -- Conclusion -- Is Civil Society Exportable?ReviewsAuthor InformationHoward J. Wiarda is Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations and head of the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia, and Senior Scholar at the centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. He is la member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the author or editor of numerous Westview books including An Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development (with Harvey Kline) and Civil Society: The American Model and Third World Development. He is also a contributing co-editor (with Harvey Kline) of Latin American Politics and Development, Sixth Edition (2007, Westview). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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