{"product_id":"9781137554611","title":"Governance and Limited Statehood: Bangladesh and the Philippines","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGovernance and Limited Statehood: Bangladesh and the Philippines\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLorch, Jasmin\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book  investigates theoretically and empirically whether and (if so) how state  weakness influences the way in which national civil societies constitute  themselves, using Bangladesh and the Philippines as case studies. A vibrant  civil society is usually perceived as an important ingredient of democracy,  but does this hold for civil society in weak states as well? What does civil  society look like in contexts of state weakness? How much and what kind of  political influence does it have in such settings? And are its actors really  capable and willing to contribute to democracy in states where independent and  legal bureaucratic institutions are weak? Addressing each of these questions,  the author points the way to some hard re-thinking about the basis for and  approach to development assistance to and via local civil society, with  crucial repercussions for the ways in which international development  assistance is designed and funded.\u003cbr\u003eThe chapter 'Analysing Civil Society in Weak States' is open access under a CC  BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-11-16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137554611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-55462-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 280\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752485679244,"sku":"9781137554611","price":116.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137554611.jpg?v=1775960294","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781137554611","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}