Civil Society and Political Change in Asia: Expanding and Contracting Democratic Space

by Muthiah Alagappa (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2004

  $37.02

  A systematic investigation of the connection between civil society and political change in Asia - change toward open, participatory, and accountable politics. Its findings suggest that the link between a vibrant civil society and democracy is indeterminate: certain civil society organizations support democracy; thers could undermine it.