Citizen action and national policy reform : making change happen

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PrefaceList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Making Change Happen: Citizen action and national policy reform - John Gaventa and Rosemary McGee1. Gaining Comprehensive AIDS Treatment in South Africa: the extraordinary 'ordinary' - Steven Friedman2. Redistributing land in the Philippines: social movements and state reformers - Saturnino M. Borras Jr. and Jennifer C. Franco3. Reducing Maternal Mortality in Mexico: building vertical alliances for change - Michael D. Layton, Beatriz Campillo Carrete, Ireri Ablanedo Terrazas, Ana Maria Sanchez Rodriguez4. Protecting the Child in Chile: civil Society and the state - Claudio Fuentes5. Winning the Right to Information in India: Is knowledge power? - Amita Baviskar6. Democratising Urban Policy in Brazil: participation and the right to the city - Leonardo Avritzer7. Winning Women's Rights in Morocco: cultural Adaptations and Islamic family law - Alexandra Pittman and Rabea Naciri8. Re/Forming Laws to Secure Women's Rights in Turkey: The campaign on the Penal Code - Pinar IlkkaracanAuthor Details