1. A civil society consists of the various private groups and institutions that provide the foundation for a functioning society and is indispensable for checking the power of the government. The civil society is distinct from those institutions and structures backed by the state;George Klay Kieh;POLITICAL LIBERALIZATION
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3. 1988) (examining the role of the independent press in Nigeria's democratization effort). the struggle against apartheid rule in South Africa;Id;268-69. See also Larry Diamond, Nigeria: Pluralism, Statism, and the Struggle for Democracy