Democratizing Civil Society in Latin America

Issue Date July 2000
Volume 11
Issue 3
Page Numbers 151-165
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As the experience of Latin America makes clear, a strong civil society is not necessarily a democratic one. Democratic deficits within civil society jeopardize its ability to perform its proper social functions.

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