Strengthening Global Civil Society: A resource list

Civil society remains a popular topic in literature as nonprofit sector continues to expand not only in industrialised nations but in developing countries as well. Defined by Lester Salamon as "the broad range of institutions that occupy the social space between the market and the state," (Global Civil Society, 2003) civil society plays an essential role in providing social services to the public. This resource list provides insight into the transnational cooperation and global philanthropy that have contributed to the development of civil society around the world. For complete bibliographies on related topics, search Catalog of Nonprofit Literature, using headings such as civil society, non-governmental organisations, non-profit organisations-international or international philanthropy in the subject field. For more information, see http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/topical/globalsociety.html