But in the face of this sense of dis-empowerment, there is no decline in involvement in organizations, which seek to share wealth and opportunities, which seek to protect one another’s rights and work towards the common good. According to the UN, civil society groups have grown 40-fold since the turn of the last century. Sorry, since the turn of the year last century.
Internationally, the non-profit sector is worth one trillion dollars, there are 700,000 not for profit organizations in Australia alone. The UN recognizes 37,000 specifically civil society organizations across the globe working international relief, and gave accreditation for many of them.
This profound movement towards harnessing voices and resources from outside the realm of governments and officialdom reflects a growth in trust, the third sector NGO’s. Putnam discovered in the field of local government in Italy. The best predictor of governmental success was the strength and density of a region’s civic associations.
This lecture is about civil society groups.
Civil society groups have grown by 40-fold since last century.
Nowadays, the non-profit sector is worth 1 trillion dollars, and there are 700 thousand such organizations in Australia.
The UN recognizes 37 thousand organizations across the globe.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of NGO, which is called “the third sector”.