DEVS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Social Forces, Neoliberalism, Product Placement
3 Dec 2015
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Term that originates in the 18th c. western europe. Emerges again in the 1980s, in development in 1990s(with the growth of ngos) Organizations that are not controlled by the state, household or market. Ngos are considered one of the key actors in transnational civil society. Civil society as form of fostering democratic governance. Seen as a institution within civil society are the check and balances with in the governing framework. Civil society as a counter-hegemonic bloc of social forces. As an agency for empowering and participatory development esp since 1980. Willing to use violence for action as a tool of change. Can receive government funding and still maintain its non-governmental status if it refrains from having government representatives as members. 1970m 20% of world bank projects has civil society (including ngo) consultation". 2004, 74% of world banks projects involved consultation with civil society organizations. Considered as money given to ngos without restrictions on how it is used.
