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The Revival of Civil Society

Global and Comparative Perspectives

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Michael G. Schechter

    1. James Madison College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Civil Society and Globalization: The Investigation of Contested Concepts

    1. Civil Society and Globalization: The Investigation of Contested Concepts

      • Michael G. Schechter
      Pages 1-8

  3. The Multiple and Evolving Meanings of Civil Society and Globalization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Civil Society and the Idea of a Commercial Republic

      • Louis D. Hunt
      Pages 11-37

    3. Global Civil Society and Theories of International Political Economy

      • Jones Zoninsein
      Pages 38-60

    4. Globalization and Civil Society

      • Michael G. Schechter
      Pages 61-101

  4. Globalization and Civil Society: Global and Comparative Case-Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Globalization and Transnational Underground Economic Activities: Consequences for States and Civil Societies

      • Okechukwu C. Iheduru
      Pages 105-134

    3. Globalization and Civil Society in Hungary and the Czech Republic

      • Norman A. Graham
      Pages 135-158

    4. Civil Society, the State and Caribbean Political Culture: Trinidad and Guyana

      • Folke Lindahl
      Pages 159-206

    5. Civil Society and the Regional Labyrinth in Central America

      • Abelardo Morales-Gamboa
      Pages 207-223

    6. Between the Global and the Local: Community Economies in Central America

      • Juan Pablo PĂ©rez Sáinz
      Pages 224-240

  5. Lessons from the Field

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241
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    2. Promoting Civil Society: Reflections on Concepts and Practice

      • Kimberly Stanton
      Pages 243-251

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 253-255
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What is meant by the concept of civil society? Why do some equate it with liberal democracy, while others think it simply a guise for a market economy? Who benefits from globalization and who loses out? Can civil society prosper in an era of globalization? Can global civil society restrain some of the negative consequences of economic globalization? Through a series of unique case studies and theoretical inquiries, this volume provides a set of concrete answers to questions such as these.

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'The book contains many interesting and useful insights... any serious student of civil society should read this book.' - Barry Knight, Secretary to the Foundation for Civil Society, Alliance

Editors and Affiliations

  • James Madison College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

    Michael G. Schechter

About the editor

NORMAN A. GRAHAM Professor, James Madison College, Michigan State University LOUIS D. HUNT Assistant Professor, James Madison College, Michigan State University OKECHUKWU C. IHEDURU Assistant Professor, James Madison College, Michigan State University FOLKE LINDAHL Assistant Professor, James Madison College, Michigam State University ALBELARDO MOLRALES-GAMBOA Researcher and Professor associated with Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLASCO) in Costa Rica JUAN PABLO PÉREZ SAINZ Researcher, FLASCO, Cost Rica KIMBERLY STANTON Program Officer, Program on Peace and International Cooperation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation JONAS ZONINSEIN Associate Professor of International Relations, James Madison College, Michigan State University

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