{"product_id":"the-unsettled-sector-9780804799164","title":"The Unsettled Sector","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn late twentieth century Mexico, the NGO boom was hailed as an harbinger of social change and democratic transition, with NGOs poised to transform the relationship between states and civil society on a global scale. And yet, great as the expectations were for NGOs to empower the poor and disenfranchised, their work is rooted in much older civic and cultural traditions. Arguably, they are just as much an accomplice in neoliberal governance. Analiese Richard seeks to determine what the growth of NGOs means for the future of citizenship and activism in neoliberal democracies, where a widening chasm between rich and poor threatens democratic ideals and institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalyzing the growth of NGOs in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, from the 1970s to the present, \u003ci\u003eThe Unsettled Sector\u003c\/i\u003e explores the NGOs' evolving network of relationships with donors, target communities, international partners, state agencies, and political actors. It reaches beyond the \u003ci\u003ecampesinos\u003c\/i\u003e and farmlands of Tulancingo to make sense of the NGO as an institutional form. Richard argues that only if we see NGOs as they are—bridges between formal politics and public morality—can we understand the opportunities and limits for social solidarity and citizenship in an era of neoliberal retrenchment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analiese Richard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42958050623606,"sku":"9780804799164","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_858ae82c-ab4c-43ef-b663-55ee10e42810.jpg?v=1767726761","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-unsettled-sector-9780804799164","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}