Civil Society

DRIVERS OF CHANGE PAKISTAN

Civil Society And Social Change In Pakistan

Ayesha Khan and Rabia Khan
The Collective for Social Science Research

March 2004

This paper is part of the Drivers of Change in Pakistan study conducted by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the Collective for Social Science Research for the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). The authors thank participants at the IDS-Collective-DFID workshop on Drivers of Change held in Islamabad, 6-7th November 2003, for comments on an earlier draft. The authors gratefully acknowledges DFID 's support, the views and opinions expressed within this study are those of the authors alone.

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Executive Summary 1. Introduction 2. Civil Society and Its Organizations 3. Civil Society Organizations and Social Change 4. Civil Society Organizations in Development 4.1. Welfare, Charity Based NGOs 4.2 Community Development NGOs 4.3 Sustainable Development and Advocacy NGOs: 5. Social Movements and Change in Pakistan 6. Conclusion References Table 1. Composition of the Non-profit Sector

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Civil Society And Social Change In Pakistan Ayesha Khan and Rabia Khan Executive Summary
Introduction: Civil society is an emerging arena for social and political change in Pakistan. It includes a vast array of organizations and associations that represent the interests of the country’s population of 145 million to various degrees. Some of them have a long history in Pakistan, such as trade unions, bar associations, teacher’s associations, peasant organizations, student groups, and charity organizations. In this discussion we focus on the organizations and coalitions

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