Introduction -- Civil society, the state, neoliberalism, and social policy -- Two civil societies: history and evolution -- The Egyptian Social Fund for development: is it such a failure? -- The Bolivian Fund: is it really the model? -- Engineering consent: the de-politicization of the political
Summary
Using Social Funds in Egypt and Bolivia as a microcosm, this book offers a critical examination of state-civil society relations and governance under the neoliberal model. Focusing specifically on the reconstruction of citizenship rights and participatory governance under this model