Myth of civil society, the: social capital and democratic consolidation in spain and brazil
Auteur :
Encarnación, O.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349526864
Date de publication :
13 nov. 2003
Dimensions :
20,3 x 12,7 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Almost irrespective of the geographic setting, the debate about the future of democracy in post-authoritarian societies is increasingly tied to the strength of civil society. A strong civil society is thought to be crucial to the emergence of successful democracies while a weak civil society is deemed the cause of flawed or frozen democracies.