First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The aim of this text is to analyze the conditions for a good society and, from extensive international research, to show how citizens can be put at the centre of the political process. This has enormous importance for future policy which the authors explore. With support from the Commonwealth Foundation, the book sets out to change the current political consensus and demonstrate the route forward to sustainable development.
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| About the Authors |
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| Foreword |
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| Acknowledgements |
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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations |
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| Introduction |
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3 | (1) |
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Special features of this book |
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The organization of this book |
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The Good Society in a Global Context |
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7 | (23) |
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7 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (4) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (3) |
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24 | (4) |
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Markets and state are not enough |
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Civil Society and Participatory Research |
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How should we study civil society? |
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What is participatory research? |
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32 | (1) |
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Countering conventional wisdom |
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Methodology of the current study |
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Implementing the research |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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The international framework for the research |
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The rise of civil society |
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51 | (12) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (6) |
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76 | (8) |
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Aspects of a good society |
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The significance of the findings |
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Friends and Enemies of a Good Society |
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91 | (8) |
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Enemies of a good society |
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105 | (6) |
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111 | (4) |
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115 | (8) |
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123 | (6) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (30) |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (11) |
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144 | (6) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (4) |
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Factors that help and hinder |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (12) |
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162 | (1) |
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Strong state; strong civil society |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (2) |
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Enlarging citizens' actions |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (4) |
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| Appendix 1 Harare Commonwealth Declaration (1991) |
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| Appendix 2 Millbrook Commonwealth Action Programme on the Harare Declaration (1995) |
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| Appendix 3 The Fancourt Commonwealth Declaration on Globalization and People-Centred Development (1999) |
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| Notes |
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191 | (2) |
| References |
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| Index |
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Barry Knight is Secretary to Centris, an organization that pursues innovative social policy and practice, and advises various bodies towards civil society. Hope Chigudu is a gender specialist working with and advising various international bodies on organizational development and change. Rajesh Tandon is a leading authority on participatory research, civil society and democratic governance, and founder of the Society for Participatory Research in Asia, based in Delhi.
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