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Social Movements in Development - The Challenge of Globalization and Democratization

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Klappentext Nationalist movements in the South have been superseded by a plethora of different social movements. This book examines these new movements and considers emerging paradigms of organization and mobilization, which are related to the role movements play in economic and political development. The book analyzes a number of cases and their context and discusses the implications for social movement theory. The focus is on social movements among underprivileged and middle class groups, and the book is global in scope. Zusammenfassung Nationalist movements in the South have been superseded by a plethora of different social movements. This book examines these new movements and considers emerging paradigms of organization and mobilization, which are related to the role movements play in economic and political development. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Abbreviations - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; S.Lindberg & A.Sverrisson - PART 1: CHALLENGES AND VISIONS - Economic Globalization, Institutional Change and Human Security; D.Ghai - Social Movements in the Third World; T.K.Oommen - Social Movements and Democratization; M.A.Garreton - Civil Society, Politics and Democracy in Developmentalist States; P.Gibbon - PART 2: ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT - Farmers' Movements and Agricultural Development in India; S.Lindberg - Peasants and Structural Adjustment in Latin America; A.Schejtman - Institutions, Interest Groups and Economic Policies in Southern Africa; T.Skalnes - Structural Adjustment and Democratization in Zimbabwe; L.M.Sachikonye - PART 3: STATE, CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS - Seeds of Democracy: The Chinese Students' Movement in 1989; C.Dong - Constructing Civil Society: Election Watch Movements in the Philippines; E-L.E.Hedman - Conservation for Whom? Van Gujjars and the Rajaji National Park; P.Gooch - Between People and the State: NGOs as Troubleshooters and Innovators; S.T.Madsen - Index...

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List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Abbreviations - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; S.Lindberg & A.Sverrisson - PART 1: CHALLENGES AND VISIONS - Economic Globalization, Institutional Change and Human Security; D.Ghai - Social Movements in the Third World; T.K.Oommen - Social Movements and Democratization; M.A.Garreton - Civil Society, Politics and Democracy in Developmentalist States; P.Gibbon - PART 2: ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT - Farmers' Movements and Agricultural Development in India; S.Lindberg - Peasants and Structural Adjustment in Latin America; A.Schejtman - Institutions, Interest Groups and Economic Policies in Southern Africa; T.Skalnes - Structural Adjustment and Democratization in Zimbabwe; L.M.Sachikonye - PART 3: STATE, CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS - Seeds of Democracy: The Chinese Students' Movement in 1989; C.Dong - Constructing Civil Society: Election Watch Movements in the Philippines; E-L.E.Hedman - Conservation for Whom? Van Gujjars and the Rajaji National Park; P.Gooch - Between People and the State: NGOs as Troubleshooters and Innovators; S.T.Madsen - Index

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Authors Staffan Sverrisson Lindberg
Assisted by Staffa Lindberg (Editor), Staffan Lindberg (Editor), Sverrisson (Editor), Sverrisson (Editor), Arni Sverrisson (Editor)
Publisher Palgrave UK
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.1997
 
EAN 9781349254507
ISBN 978-1-349-25450-7
No. of pages 283
Series International Political Economy Series
International Political Econom
International Political Econom
International Political Economy Series
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)
Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics
Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous

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