TY - BOOK ID - 77944990 TI - Neoliberal bandwagonism : civil society and the politics of belonging in anglophone Cameroon PY - 2009 SN - 1283198231 9956716251 9786613198235 9956716375 9956615455 9789956716371 9789956558230 9956558230 PB - Leiden : Bamenda, Cameroon : African Studies Centre ; Langaa, DB - UniCat KW - Neoliberalism KW - Civil society KW - Neo-liberalism KW - Liberalism KW - Social contract KW - Cameroon KW - Politics and government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77944990 AB - Civil society and empowerment have become buzz words in neoliberal development discourse. Yet many unanswered questions remain on the actual nature and configuration assumed by civil society in specific contexts. Typically, while neoliberals perceive civil-society organisations as vital intermediary channels for the successful implementation of desired economic and political reforms, they are inclined to blame the current resurgence of the politics of belonging for the poor record of these reforms in Africa and elsewhere. This book rejects such notions and argues that the relationship between ER -