Civil Society: The American Model And Third World Development

by Howard J. Wiarda

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 Worl

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367315030
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/2019
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Howard 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.

Table of Contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTION, 1 Civil Society, Democracy, and Corporatism in the Third World, PART II: THEORY AND CONCEPTS, 2 Civil Society: History and Meaning(s), 3 Corporatist Systems of Civil Society, PART III: CASE STUDIES IN CIVIL SOCIETY, 4 Sub-Saharan Africa, 5 East Asia, 6 Latin America, 7 The Middle East and Islamic Society, PART IV: CONCLUSION, 8 Is Civil Society Exportable?: The American Model and Third World Development