coalitions of elites capturing rents from the society while limiting access of ordinary people. A feature of natural states …, whether fragile, basic or mature, is that organisations in the society are unable to exist and function independently of the … any prospect of conceiving civil society independently of the state. Being so heavily aid dependent in the recent past …

opening up to society in the realms of environmental and social politics. The study shows that while the party … concepts of "NGO" and "civil society" becoming increasingly relevant as frames of reference. While their practices remain … the formation of social networks according to their own self-image as members of a budding Chinese civil society. -- China …