In this concise, critical study of civil society, Jamie Swift sketches the history of the concept from its roots in the eighteenth century, to the present. Swift looks at its practical application in specific cases, such as Canada's Victorian Order of Nurses, and with community-based groups in South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh). He examines the relationship between voluntarism, the state, politics, and the market, and considers the motives and priorities of those using the term today.
- ISBN10 1896357245
- ISBN13 9781896357249
- Publish Date 15 April 1999
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Between the Lines
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 184
- Language English