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Examines the growing power of nongovernmental organizations by looking at UN World Conferences.

"Ray has written a book that should be read by anyone interested in the current debates about the general health of civil society in the United States.--America

"Devoting particular emphasis to Bolivia, Chile, and Mexico, proposes a theory of civil society to explain the economic and political challenges for continuing