Civil society and the search for development alternatives in Cameroon /
Recent developments have witnessed the emergence of civil society as a major development actor whose potentials and capacity, especially in Africa, are often taken for granted and treated as limitless. A critical assessment of some of these structures (NGOs, religious organisations, trade unions, ho...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dakar, Senegal :
CODESRIA,
2008
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| Series: | Codesria book series.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Recent developments have witnessed the emergence of civil society as a major development actor whose potentials and capacity, especially in Africa, are often taken for granted and treated as limitless. A critical assessment of some of these structures (NGOs, religious organisations, trade unions, home-based associations and the youth) and the legal and political context of the operation of civil society in Cameroon shows a popular effervescence that is visible in social development initiatives. Although this would complement the state and free enterprise, it is however often frustrated by the states suspicion in a context of rising social awareness and protest that is assimilated with political opposition or attempts at manipulation along partisan lines. This book is a call to reform the framework of civil society and assess its components and roles in shaping the future of Africa. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9782869783911 2869783914 1282901303 9781282901308 9786612901300 6612901306 2869783477 9782869783478 2869782691 9782869782693 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
