Friday, June 17, 2011

The discreet charm of civil society


P sainath articles oflate have less substance and more politics. please find below relevant information from the article. these points will be of use also in public administration.
·        World Bank definition of civil society is
o  It is a wide array of non government and non
profit organisations that have a presence in public life and express interests
and values of their members or others, based on ethical, moral, political,
scientific , religious or philanthropic considerations
·        Civil society in India is dominated by human
right lawyers and activists, NGO leaders, celebrities and not the common man
·        Civil society can act as advisory groups. But
now the likes of anna hazare and ramdev are seeking to dictate terms to
government and legislature which is unconstitutional

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