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A id an d D evelopment Volume 3 Civil Society and the Aid Industry Full list of titles in the set A id and D evelopment Volume 1: Crisis and Opportunity Volume 2: Child Slaves Volume 3: Civil Society and the Aid Industry Volume 4: Doing Development Volume 5: The Greening of Aid Volume 6: International Perspectives on Voluntary Action Volume 7: Literacy and Power Volume 8: Poverty in Plenty Volume 9: The Reality of Aid 1996 Volume 10: The Reality of Aid 1997-1998 Volume 11: The Reality of Aid 1998-1999 Volume 12: The Reality of Aid 2000 Volume 13: Exploited Earth Volume 14: Famine Early Warning Systems Civil Society and the Aid Industry Edited by Alison van Rooy E0Hthscan publishing for a sustainable future London • Sterling, VA First published in 1998 This edition first published in 2009 by Earthscan Copyright © Alison Van Rooy, 1998 All rights reserved ISBN 978-1-84971-042-8 (Volume 3) ISBN 978-1-84971-039-8 (Aid and Development set) ISBN 978-1-84407-930-8 (Earthscan Library Collection) ISBN 978-1-134-06806-7 (ebk)(cid:13)(cid:10) For a full list of publications please contact: Earthscan Dunstan House 14a St Cross Street London EC1N 8XA, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7841 1930 Fax: +44 (0)20 7242 1474 Email: [email protected] Web: www.earthscan.co.uk 22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166-2012, USA Earthscan publishes in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for Publisher's note The publisher has made every effort to ensure the quality of this reprint, but points out that some imperfections in the original copies may be apparent. At Earthscan we strive to minimize our environmental impacts and carbon footprint through reducing waste, recycling and offsetting our CO2 emissions, including those created through publication of this book. For more details of our environmental policy, see www.earthscan.co.uk. FSC Mixed Sources This book was printed in the UK by CPI Antony Rowe. The paper used is FSC certified. CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE AID INDUSTRY The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) alone and not necessarily those of The North-South Institute’s directors or supporters, or those consulted in its preparation. A bout The N orth-South Institute For more than 20 years, The North-South Institute (NSI) has built a reputa- tion for sound research and analysis of Canadian foreign policy, offered an independent voice on the urgent importance of world development issues, and brought those issues before the Canadian public and decision makers. Established in 1976, it is the only independent, non-governmental research institute in Canada focused on international development. The Institute’s research supports global efforts to strengthen interna- tional development cooperation, improve governance, enhance gender and social equity in globalizing markets, and prevent ethnic and other conflict. The results of this research are shared - through publications, seminars, and conferences - with policy makers, educators, business, and media, as well as with interested groups and individuals, to help generate greater understanding and informed discussion of the problems and opportunities facing Canada and countries in the developing world. A charitable, not-for-profit corporation, The North-South Institute is non-partisan and cooperates with a wide range of Canadian, overseas, and international organizations. NSI also collaborates closely with the International Development Research Centre and the International Institute for Sustainable Development in promoting knowledge-based development programs and policies. CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE AID INDUSTRY THE POLITICS AND PROMISE Alison Van Rooy The North-South Institute mm EARTHSCA Earthscan Publications Ltd, London First published in the UK in 1998 by Earthscan Publications Limited Copyright © Alison Van Rooy, 1998 All rights reserved A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 1 85383 553 6 paperback 1 85383 554 4 hardback Typesetting and page design by PCS Mapping & DTP, Newcastle upon Tyne Cover design by John Burke Design Cover photo © Her Majesty in Right of Canada / CIDA / ACDI / Roger Lemayne. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements vii About the Research Team viii The Editor viii The Authors viii The Advisors ix Acronyms xi List of Figures, Tables and Boxes xiv Introduction: All Roads Lead to Rome 1 Alison Van Rooy Why Bother About Civil Society? 1 Origins 3 1 Civil Society as Idea: An Analytical Hatstand? 6 Alison Van Rooy What is Civil Society? 7 Keeping Analysis Separate from Hope 27 2 Out of the Ivory Tower: Civil Society and the Aid System 31 Alison Van Rooy and Mark Robinson What is Civil Society Supposed to Do? 32 What is the Aid System Doing? 55 What Next? 68 3 Hungary: Civil Society in the Post-Socialist World 71 Ferenc Miszlivetz and Katalin Ertsey The Metamorphosis of Civil Society 71 Mapping Donor Interventions: Do they Matter in the Big Picture? 80 4 Sri Lanka: Civil Society, the Nation and the State-building Challenge 104 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Mapping Civil Society 105 Mapping Donors 122
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