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dc.contributor.authorHossain, Naomi
dc.contributor.authorKhurana, Nalini
dc.contributor.authorMohmand, Shandana
dc.contributor.authorNazneen, Sohela
dc.contributor.authorOosterom, Marjoke
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Tony
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorShankland, Alex
dc.contributor.authorSchröder, Patrick
dc.coverage.spatialBangladeshen
dc.coverage.spatialBrazilen
dc.coverage.spatialCambodiaen
dc.coverage.spatialChinaen
dc.coverage.spatialColombiaen
dc.coverage.spatialEthiopiaen
dc.coverage.spatialMozambiqueen
dc.coverage.spatialMyanmaren
dc.coverage.spatialNepalen
dc.coverage.spatialPakistanen
dc.coverage.spatialRussiaen
dc.coverage.spatialRwandaen
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabween
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-31T14:19:51Z
dc.date.available2018-07-31T14:19:51Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.identifier.citationHossain, N.; Khurana, N.; Mohmand, S.; Nazneen, S.; Oosterom, M.; Roberts, T.; Santos, R.; Shankland, A. and Schröder, P. (2018) What Does Closing Civic Space Mean for Development? A Literature Review and Proposed Conceptual Framework, IDS Working Paper 515, Brighton: IDSen
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-78118-463-9
dc.identifier.issn2040-0209
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/13962
dc.description.abstractWhat does closing civic space mean for development? Aid donors are concerned about the implications of restrictions on civil society for their partners and programmes, but to date there has been little clarity about what this means for development. This paper summarises the findings of a literature review in support of research on this issue. It concludes that: (a) civic space has changed more than shrunk, although new restrictions affect aid-supported groups disproportionately; (b) new regulations are not all unwelcome, but nonetheless shift power from civic to political actors; (c) how that power shift shapes development outcomes depends on how political elites deploy that power, and in whose interests; (d) while there are instances where civil society has been curtailed to advance ‘developmentalist’ agendas, it more often enables land and natural resource grabbing, or the abuse of labour or other rights of marginalised and disempowered groups; (e) while short-term economic growth is unlikely to be adversely affected, economic crises are more likely in settings where civic space is closed, and it is highly improbable that development has any chance of producing equitable, sustainable, or inclusive outcomes under conditions where civic space is restricted or closing.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIDSen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDS Working Paper;515
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access paper distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited, any modifications or adaptations are indicated, and the work is not used for commercial purposes. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcodeen
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dc.subjectDevelopment Policyen
dc.subjectPolitics and Poweren
dc.titleWhat Does Closing Civic Space Mean for Development? A Literature Review and Proposed Conceptual Frameworken
dc.typeIDS Working Paperen
dc.rights.holderIDSen
dc.identifier.teamPower and Popular Politicsen
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rioxxterms.identifier.projectAction for Empowerment and Accountability Programmeen
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