TY - BOOK ID - 72774467 TI - Empowered participation or political manipulation? : state, civil society and social funds in Egypt and Bolivia PY - 2011 SN - 9789004209404 9004209409 9789004210028 9004210024 1283162067 9781283162067 9786613162069 PB - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Civil society KW - Institution building KW - Social planning KW - Social contract KW - Social change KW - Social institutions KW - Social policy KW - Social development planning KW - Planning KW - Citizen participation. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:72774467 AB - Latin America and the Middle East are two of the most important regions of the South and the world, yet they have hardly been studied comparatively in social sciences. This book attempts to fill this gap in the literature through a study of civil society-state relations in Bolivia and Egypt focusing on empowered participatory institutions. Not only are these institutions important in their own right in terms of the amount of resources allocated to them, but they are an important illustration of a rising model of governance and development based on state-civil society cooperation. The study not only helps us understand the nuanced relationship between state and citizen under neoliberalism, but also gives us insights into issues of major theoretical and practical importance, specifically the impact of social reform on processes of democratization, social inclusion, and equity. ER -