Download or read book Empowered Participation or Political Manipulation? written by Rabab El-Mahdi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Social Funds in Egypt and Bolivia as a microcosm, this book offers a critical examination of state-civil society relations and governance under the neoliberal model. Focusing specifically on the reconstruction of citizenship rights and participatory governance under this model.