Abstract

There is broad agreement that civil society organizations (CSOs) refer to the set of institutions and organizations that inter-phase between the state, business world, and the family. Broadly speaking, CSOs include non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private voluntary organizations (PVOs), peoples’ organizations, community-based organizations (CBOs), civic clubs, trade unions, gender groups, cultural and religious groups, charities, social and sports clubs, cooperatives, environmental groups, professional associations, academia, policy institutions, consumer organizations, and the media.