Citizen action and national policy reform : making change happen /: making change happen. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by John Gaventa and Rosemary McGee.
• Other Names: Gaventa, John, 1949-; McGee, Rosemary
• Contents: About the series; About the editors; Tables; Abbreviations; Foreword; 1 -- Introduction: making change happen citizen action and national policy reform; 2 -- Gaining comprehensive AIDS treatment in South Africa: the extraordinary 'ordinary'; 3 -- Redistributing land in the Philippines: social movements and state reformers; 4 -- Reducing maternal mortality in Mexico: building vertical alliances for change; 5 -- Protecting the child in Chile: civil society and the state; 6 -- Winning the right to information in India: is knowledge power? 7 -- Democratizing urban policy in Brazil: participation and the right to the city; 8 -- Winning women's rights in Morocco: cultural adaptations and Islamic family law; 9 -- Re/forming laws to secure women's rights in Turkey: the campaign on the Penal Code; About the contributors; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Zed
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 226 pages)
• Subjects: 323.042; Political participation -- Case studies; Social action; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights; Politics and Government; Political participation; Social action; Activisme; Politieke hervormingen; Democratisering; Electronic books; Electronic books; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848133877; 1848133871; 1848133855; 9781848133853; 1848133863; 9781848133860
• Related ISBNs: 9781848133853; 9781848133860
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.