Non-Governmental Public Action and Social Justice [Hardcover]

This unique collection explores the different organizational forms, strategies and tactics that activists adopt. The authors examine how established trades unions struggle to reform, how non-governmental public actors negotiate various dilemmas, and the efforts of non-governmental public actors to secure justice.1. Introduction; J.Howell 2. Social Justice on the Shop Floor: Trade Union Reform in Russia, China and Vietnam; T.Pringle 3. From Corporatist to Autonomous: Unemployed Workers' Organisations and the Re-Making of Labour Subjectivity in Argentina; A.Dinerstein 4. Analysing Activist Cultures in the Egyptian Workers' Movement; A.Alexander 5. The Role and Potential of Co-operatives in the Poverty Reduction Process; J.Birchall & R.Simmons 6. NGOs, Consumer Rights and Access to Essential Medicines: Non-governmental Public Action in a Low Income Market Context; P.G.M.Mujinja, M.Koivusalo, M.Mackintosh & S.Chaudhuri 7. Surviving the 'Civil Society Dilemma': Critical Partners in Shaping the Behaviour of Non-Governmental Actors; M.arilyn Taylor, J.Howard & C.Miller 8. Citizen Engagement in Public Health Service Delivery: From Collaboration to Accountability; G.Blanco-Mancilla 9. Analysing Partnership in Aid Chains: A Case-study of the Catholic Church; S.Morse & N.McNamara 10. Conclusion; J.HowellAnne Alexander, University of Cambridge, UKJohnston Birchall, University of Stirling, UKGeorgina Blanco-Mancilla, El Colegio de San Luis, MexicoSudip Chaudhuri, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, IndiaAna Cecilia Dinerstein, University of Bath, UKJoanna Howard, University of the West of England, UKJude Howell, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKMeri Koivusalo, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, FinlandMaureen Mackintosh, Open University, UKNora McNamara, Congregational Development Officer, Dublin, IrelandChris Miller, Flinders University, AustraliaStephen Morse, University of Surrey, Guildford, UKPhares Mujinja, Muhimbill!