A Panacea for All Seasons?

Although civil society is definitely not a panacea for all challenges of the modern state, the contributions in this anthology show that national paths and patterns of civil society and third sector developments can be used as important benchmarks and examples of the best (and sometimes worst) practices for the successful development of governance. By analyzing theoretical and empirical evidence from local, national, and international contexts, the book contributes to a transfer of...
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Although civil society is definitely not a panacea for all challenges of the modern state, the contributions in this anthology show that national paths and patterns of civil society and third sector developments can be used as important benchmarks and examples of the best (and sometimes worst) practices for the successful development of governance. By analyzing theoretical and empirical evidence from local, national, and international contexts, the book contributes to a transfer of knowledge between national discourses and the practices of civil society. The book illustrates what civil society can and cannot achieve.