| Civil Society in Question Contributor(s): Swift, Jamie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1896357245 ISBN-13: 9781896357249 Publisher: Between the Lines(CA) OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Ngos (non-governmental Organizations) |
| Dewey: 301 |
| LCCN: 99226833 |
| Physical Information: 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this concise, critical study of civil society, Jamie Swift sketches the history of the concept from its roots in the eighteenth century, to the present. Swift looks at its practical application in specific cases, such as Canada's Victorian Order of Nurses, and with community-based groups in South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh). He examines the relationship between voluntarism, the state, politics, and the market, and considers the motives and priorities of those using the term today. |