Wiarda, Howard J., 1939-

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.

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Civil society--Developing countries.
Corporate state--Developing countries.
Comparative government.
Maatschappelijk middenveld.
Ontwikkelingsproblematiek.


United States--Foreign relations--Developing countries.
Developing countries--Foreign relations--United States.

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