11 / 10 / 2011
NGOs best placed to aid Egypt’s transition?
"While Egypt’s transition will necessarily be driven by local actors, foreign states can play a supportive role by “encouraging the institutional and social underpinnings of democratic process and market reform,” writes Olin Wethington, in this guest post. But non-profit groups and private enterprise are better placed than governments to provide the training and expertise needed to develop a robust civil society, an inclusive, pluralist politics, and independent media." Read more
By Democracy Digest, 11 October 2011