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NGOs, Political Protest, and Civil Society by Carew Boulding is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is NGOs, Political Protest, and Civil Society about?
"This book argues that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have an important effect on political participation in the developing world. Contrary to popular belief, they promote moderate political participation through formal mechanisms such as voting only in democracies where institutions are working well. This is a radical departure from the bulk of the literature on civil society that sees NGOs and other associations as playing a role in strengthening democracy wherever they operate. Instead
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Carew Boulding
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781107588561
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Political Science, Sociology, Social_sciences
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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