ISBN:
9781349277322
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XV, 255 p)
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Series Statement:
International Political Economy Series
Parallel Title:
Printed edition
Keywords:
Political economy
;
Political science
;
International relations
;
Sociology
;
International economic relations.
Abstract:
What is meant by the concept of civil society? Why do some equate it with liberal democracy, while others think it simply a guise for a market economy? Who benefits from globalization and who loses out? Can civil society prosper in an era of globalization? Can global civil society restrain some of the negative consequences of economic globalization? Through a series of unique case studies and theoretical inquiries, this volume provides a set of concrete answers to questions such as these
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-349-27732-2
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