Civil society : the American model and Third World development /
Howard J. Wiarda.
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2003.
- xi, 170 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-164) and index.
1 Civil society, democracy, and corporatism in the Third World -- Policy focus and audience -- Background and main questions -- Part II: Theory and concepts -- -- 2 Civil society: history and meaning(s) -- 3 Corporatist systems of civil society -- The political theory and tradition of corporatism -- Part III: Case studies in civil society -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Socioeconomic indicators -- Analysis and case studies -- South Africa -- Elements of political culture -- Civil society and state-society relations -- The international context -- Conclusion -- East Asia -- Structural change and Asian state-society relations -- The international context.