Civil Society...East and West

British Know How Fund Focuses on Good Government Providing technical assistance in Russian and the NIS focusing on financial services, privatisation of enterprises, public administration, management and good government, and civil society.
Crime, Punishment--and the Problem of SIZOs Describes the work of Moscow Center for Prison Reform (MCPR) and its concern for prisoner welfare. Recent publication In Search of a Solution details the problems and need for reform.
The American University of Baku A collaborate effort of the Azerbaijan-America Society and the Texas International Education Consortium to promote understanging and exchange between the two nations.
Citizens Foundation A Russian organization that believes that citizen empowerment and community organizing model is the best way to achieve real improvement in the lives of Russian citizens.
In Search of a Solution: Crime, Criminal Policy and Prison Facilities in the Former Soviet Union Excerpts from the book regarding the state of Criminal Institutions in the former Soviet Union.

Resources

Internet Dlya Zhurnalistov (The Internet for Journalists) The second edition of the popular CCSI publication with updated and expanded links and listserv sections.
Spravochnik Nekommercheskikh Organizatsij--Samarskaya Oblast Bi-lingual directory of grassroots organizations in the Samara Oblast focusing on organizations that are concerned with the welfare of others...social welfare, culture, education, environment, etc.

This is the electronic version of the September/October 1996 issue of
Civil Society ... East and West

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Last updated: March 1997

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