Non-Governmental Public Action and Social Justice [electronic resource] /
Howell, J.editor.
This unique collection explores the different organizational forms, strategies and tactics that activists adopt. The authors examine how established trades unions struggle to reform, how non-governmental public actors negotiate various dilemmas, and the efforts of non-governmental public actors to secure justice.
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""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface and Acknowledgements""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Social Justice on the Shop Floor: Trade Union Reform in Russia, China and Vietnam""; ""3 From Corporatist to Autonomous: Unemployed Workersâ€? Organisations and the Remaking of Labour Subjectivity in Argentina""; ""4 Analysing Activist Cultures in the Egyptian Workersâ€? Movement""; ""5 The Role and Potential of Co-Operatives in the Poverty Reduction Process""
""6 NGOs, Consumer Rights and Access to Essential Medicines: Non-Governmental Public Action in a Low-Income Market Context""""7 Surviving the â€?Civil Society Dilemmaâ€?: Critical Factors in Shaping the Behaviour of Non-Governmental Actors""; ""8 Citizen Engagement in Public Health Service Delivery: From Collaboration to Accountability""; ""9 Analysing Partnership in Aid Chains: A Case Study of the Catholic Church""; ""10 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This unique collection explores the different organizational forms, strategies and tactics that activists adopt. The authors examine how established trades unions struggle to reform, how non-governmental public actors negotiate various dilemmas, and the efforts of non-governmental public actors to secure justice.
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