{"product_id":"democracy-and-civil-society-in-the-third-world-politics-and-new-political-movements-9780745616476","title":"Democracy and Civil Society in the Third World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eaeo A highly accessible account of the rise of contemporary popular political, social and economic movements in the Third World.  aeo Examines the widespread emergence of popular movements in Latin America, Africa and Asia, arguing that these groups developed from a growing interest in democratic change during the 1980s and 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this thoughtful book, Haynes focuses on what is clearly a significant but hitherto relatively neglected recent trend in Third World societies - the spread of 'action groups'. He usefully brings together evidence of group activity across the range of Third World regions, social bases and issues. While careful neither to romanticize nor to overgeneralize, he shows how these groups not only constitute a strengthening of civil society but have the potential to contribute to a deepening of democracy.\" \u003ci\u003eDr Vicky Randall, University of Essex\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"A useful introduction to the study of civil societies in the Third World and as such, will almost certainly be added to reading lists on university courses on Third World politics and democratisation studies.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of Development Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Action Groups in Regional Focus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Macroeconomic Decline and Action Groups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Democracy and Indigenous Peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Environmental Protection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Women and Empowerment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Islamist Action Groups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404344533335,"sku":"9780745616476","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745616476.jpg?v=1730486166","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democracy-and-civil-society-in-the-third-world-politics-and-new-political-movements-9780745616476","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}