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

Author/Contributor(s):	Alagappa, Muthiah
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Date:	11/08/2004
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This book is the first comprehensive, 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 types of civil society organizations support democracy, but others have the potential to undermine it.