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Engaging civil society : emerging trends in democratic governance /

The rapid pace of globalization has led to the increasing interdependence of member states of the United Nations to achieve sustainable development objectives, including the eradication of extreme poverty, environmental protection, access to basic services and livelihoods and the promotion of econom...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cheema, G. Shabbir, Popovski, Vesselin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University, ©2010.
Colección:Trends and innovations in governance series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Civil society engagement and democratic governance: An introduction / G. Shabbir Cheema
  • pt. I Civil society and global governance
  • 2. role of civil society in global governance / Vesselin Popovski
  • 3. role of transnational civil society in promoting transparency and accountability in global governance / John Clark
  • 4. International advocacy NGOs and network credibility in global governance and problem-solving / L. David Brown
  • pt. II Legal empowerment, norms and capacity of civil society
  • 5. Civil society and the challenge of changing power relations between the poor and the elite / Naresh Singh
  • 6. International norm-setting by civil society organizations: Lessons for strengthening norms pertaining to legal empowerment of the poor / William Ascher
  • 7. Civil society innovations in governance leadership: International demonstrations of integral development, the technology of participation and social artistry / Robertson Work
  • 8. Civil society, donor assistance and electoral and parliamentary processes / Massimo Tommasoli
  • pt. III Experiences in Asia
  • 9. Civil society, policy dialogue and democratic change in Bangladesh / Rehman Sobhan
  • 10. China's dilemma over civil society organizations / Denny Roy
  • 11. Civil society engagement in democratic transition in Pakistan / Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
  • 12. Civil society engagement in Malaysia / Denison Jayasooria
  • 13. Civil society engagement in Japan / Jin Sato
  • pt. IV Experience in Africa
  • 14. Civil society in Africa: Constraints and opportunities for democratic change / Goran Hyden
  • 15. role of civil society in national and local development in Africa / Kadmiel Harrison Wekwete.