"This volume examines the nexus between governance and civil society in China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, South Korea, Thailand, and the United States. Authors from each of these countries discuss the current state of civil society in their country, the challenges facing institutions of governance, the current debate on the need to reform domestic governance, and the evolution of the role of civil society in governance. These essays shed new light on the way in which civil society around the world is contributing to political reform and the consolidation of democracy, as well as to government efforts to address a broad array of domestic and transnational issues."--BOOK JACKET.