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Bridging State and Civil Society: Informal Organizations in Tajik/Afghan Badakhshan
Suzanne Levi-SanchezBridging State and Civil Society provides an in-depth study of parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan that remain marginalized from the larger region. As such, the people have developed distinct ways of governing and surviving, sometimes in spite of the state and in part because of informal organizations. Suzanne Levi-Sanchez provides eight case studies, each an independent look at a particular informal organization, but each also part of a larger picture that helps the reader understand the importance and key role that informal organizations play for civil society and the state. Each case explores how informal organizations operate and investigates their structures and interactions with official state institutions, civil society, familial networks, and development organizations. As such, each chapter explores the concepts through a different lens while asking a deceptively simple question: What is the relationship between informal organizations and the state?
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Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright Page
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Dedication
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Contents
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Tables and Figures
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Abbreviations
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List of Local Terms
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1. Introduction
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2. Studying Informal Organizations
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3. What Are Informal Organizations?
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4. The Formation of Informal Organizations in Badakhshan
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5. The Evolution of Informal Organizations in Tajik/Afghan Badakhshan
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6. May 21, 2014
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7. Mahallas as Informal Organizations
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8. The Silencing of the Khorog English Preparatory Program
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9. The Shahs in Afghan Badakhshan
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10. Female Governance in Badakhshan
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11. Trafficking in Tajikistan and Afghanistan
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12. Organized (In)Formalization
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13. Getting Played in the Great Game
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14. Conclusion
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Appendix: How to Write Tajik Reports
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
- 978-0-472-13277-5 (hardcover)
- 978-0-472-12949-2 (ebook)