International aid and development has evolved over the last seventy years into a global multi-billion dollar industry. A complex, self-contained, self-perpetuating, global aid system has
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When is civil society a force for social transformation? Michael Edwards
When you look at the numbers, the growth of civil society has been remarkable: 3.3 million charities in India and 1.5 million across the United
The Palestinian statehood dead end: isn’t it time to focus on civil society as a transformational strategy?
The defeat of yet another UN resolution on Palestine shows the ineffectiveness of statehood-focussed efforts in the Palestine-Israel stalemate. It is not that the goal
After the Market State, Phillip Blond
After the Market State, Phillip Blond. Phillip Blond: Beyond the Market State, Villanova University https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/after-market-state-phillip/id388955584?i=86404289&mt=2 Blond brings his civil society vision to America. Redpublic has no
Writers
We want to create a network of writers to promote a large and growing body of international work on civil society. We are interested in
What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
A stronger civil society requires winding back both state and market intrusions into social life. This is a terrific outline of the issues on
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