What is meant by the concept of civil society? Why do some equate it with liberal democracy, while others think it simply a guise for a market economy? Who benefits from globalization and who loses out? Can civil society prosper in an era of globalization? Can global civil society restrain some of the negative consequences of economic globalization? Through a series of unique case studies and theoretical inquiries, this volume provides a set of concrete answers to questions such as these.

NORMAN A. GRAHAM Professor, James Madison College, Michigan State University LOUIS D. HUNT Assistant Professor, James Madison College, Michigan State University OKECHUKWU C. IHEDURU Assistant Professor, James Madison College, Michigan State University FOLKE LINDAHL Assistant Professor, James Madison College, Michigam State University ALBELARDO MOLRALES-GAMBOA Researcher and Professor associated with Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLASCO) in Costa Rica JUAN PABLO PÉREZ SAINZ Researcher, FLASCO, Cost Rica KIMBERLY STANTON Program Officer, Program on Peace and International Cooperation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation JONAS ZONINSEIN Associate Professor of International Relations, James Madison College, Michigan State University