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Global Civil Society - An Overview
1. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
GLOBAL
CIVIL SOCIETY:
An Overview
S. Wojciech Sokolowski
Johns Hopkins University
2. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Project Countries
Denmark Belgium Norway
The Finland Switzerland
United Kingdom France Denmark Netherlands
Sweden Italy Austria Czech Republic
Germany
United States Poland
Romania
Canada Slovakia
Ireland Hungary
Mexico Spain
Japan
Portugal Egypt Korea
Morocco Lebanon The
Venezuela
Israel Philippines
Colombia Ghana India
Kenya
Thailand
Pakistan
Brazil Tanzania
Uganda
Chile Argentina South
New
Peru Africa Australia Zealand
3. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Common Features
• Organizations
• Private
• Non-Profit Distributing
• Self-Governing
• Voluntary
4. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Finding 1:
A Major Economic Force
5. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
The Scale of Nonprofit Activity,
40 Countries
$1.9 trillion output
48.4 million full time equivalent jobs
4.6% of economically active
population
6. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
If the civil society sector were a
country...
Country GDP (trillion $)
United States $11.7
Japan 4.6
Germany 2.7
United Kingdom 2.1
Civil Society output 1.9*
(40 Countries)
France 1.9
China 1.7
Italy 1.2
Canada 1.0
Spain 1.0
Brazil 0.6
Russia 0.6
* In 2004 U.S. Dollars Source of GDP Figures: World Bank
7. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Civil Society Organization Workforce in
context, 40 countries
Civil Society Orgs.* 48.4
Utilities 6.2
transportation 41.3
construction 46.5
Manufacturing 110.4
Number of employees (millions)
* Including volunteers
8. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Finding 2:
Great Variations in
Size Among
Countries and
Regions
9. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
CSO workforce as a share of the economically
active population, by country
40 countries 2.9 1.7 4.6%
Netherlands 9.2 5.1 14.4%
Canada 8.4 2.7 11.1%
Belgium 8.6 2.3 10.9%
Ireland 8.3 2.1 10.4%
United States 6.3 3.5 9.8%
United Kingdom 4.8 3.6 8.5%
Israel 6.6 1.4 8.0%
France 3.7 3.7 7.6%
Norway 2.7 4.4 7.2%
Sweden 1.7 5.1 7.1%
Denmark 3.8 2.7 6.6%
Australia 4.4 1.9 6.3%
Germany 3.5 2.3 5.9%
Finland 2.4 2.8 5.3%
Austria 3.8 1.1 4.9%
Chile 2.6 2.2 4.9%
Argentina 2.9 1.9 4.8%
Spain 2.8 1.5 4.3% Paid staff
Japan 3.2 1.0 4.2%
Portugal 2.8 1.1 4.0% Volunteers
Italy 2.3 1.5 3.8%
South Africa 1.8 1.6 3.4%
10. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
CSO workforce as a share of the economically
active population, by country
40 countries 4.6%
Egypt 2.8%
Peru 2.5%
Korea, Rep. of 2.4%
Colombia 2.4%
Uganda 2.3%
Kenya 2.1%
Tanzania 2.1%
Czech Republic 2.0%
Philippines 1.9%
Brazil 1.6%
Morocco 1.5%
India 1.4%
Hungary 1.1%
Pakistan 1.0%
Slovakia 0.8% Paid staff
Poland 0.8%
Volunteers
Romania 0.8%
Mexico 0.4%
11. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Finding 3:
Significant Input of
Volunteer Work
12. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Volunteers as share of CSO workforce
40 countries 38%
Developed 38%
Developing
Developing and 39%
Sweden 76%
Tanzania 75%
Philippines 64%
Norway 63%
Uganda 59%
India 56%
Romania 55%
Finland 54%
Morocco 53%
France 52%
Chile 47%
South Africa 47%
United Kingdom 44%
Denmark 43%
Pakistan 41%
Germany 40%
Italy 40%
Argentina 40%
Kenya 39%
Peru 38%
Netherlands 37%
13. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Volunteers as share of CSO workforce
40 countries 38%
Developed 38%
Developing 39%
United States 37%
Czech 36%
Spain 35%
Mexico 33%
Australia 31%
Slovakia 30%
Portugal 29%
Canada 25%
Japan 25%
Colombia 24%
Korea, Rep. of 23%
Austria 22%
Belgium 22%
Ireland 21%
Poland 21%
Hungary 18%
Israel 18%
Brazil 12%
Egypt 3%
14. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Finding 4:
Wide Range of Functions
15. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Distribution of civil society workforce, by
function (37 countries)
Development
8%
Expressive Fields
Culture
32% 19%
Health
14%
Professional,
Advocacy, and
Environment
13%
Social Services
23%
Education
20% Service Fields
64%
16. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Finding 5:
Not a Substitute for
Government
17. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Source of civil society organization support,
38 countries
Volunteering
21%
Fees
37% Giving
10%
Government
30%
18. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Sources of civil society revenue, by country
(fee-dominant)
Fees Government Philanthropy
38 countries 52% 35% 12%
Philippines 92% 5% 3%
Mexico 85% 9% 6%
Kenya 81% 5% 14%
Brazil 74% 15% 11%
Argentina 73% 19% 7%
Korea, Rep. of 71% 24% 4%
Colombia 70% 15% 15%
Peru 70% 18% 12%
Australia 63% 31% 6%
Sweden 62% 29% 9%
Italy 61% 37% 3%
Poland 60% 24% 15%
Norway 58% 35% 7%
Finland 58% 36% 6%
United States 57% 31% 13%
Slovakia 55% 22% 23%
Uganda 55% 7% 38%
Hungary 55% 27% 18%
Tanzania 53% 27% 20%
Denmark 53% 40% 7%
Japan 52% 45% 3%
Pakistan 51% 6% 43%
India 51% 36% 13%
Spain 49% 32% 19%
Portugal 48% 40% 12%
Czech Republic 47% 39% 14%
19. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Sources of civil society revenue, by country
(government-dominant)
Fees Government Philanthropy
38 countries 52% 35% 12%
Ireland 16% 77% 7%
Belgium 19% 77% 5%
Germany 32% 64% 3%
Israel 26% 64% 10%
Netherlands 39% 59% 2%
France 35% 58% 8%
Austria 43% 50% 6%
Canada 39% 51% 9%
United Kingdom 45% 47% 9%
Chile 36% 46% 18%
Romania 29% 45% 26%
South Africa 32% 44% 24%
20. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Relationship between government
support of CSO and volunteering
Gov+ Vol-
Gov+ Vol+ 2 countries
9 countries
6 countries 20 countries
Gov- Vol+
Gov- Vol-
N = 37
21. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Relationship between government
support of CSO and charitable giving
Gov+ Giving+ Gov+ Giving-
5 countries
6 countries
8 countries 18 countries
Gov- Giving+
Gov- Giving-
N = 37
22. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Next steps:
Putting Civil Society on the
Economic Map of the World
24. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
U.N. Handbook Implementers and Target Countries
High Income Countries Medium and Low Income Countries
Europe Denmark Central Europe
Belgium + Germany Czech Republic + Hungary
France + Netherlands Slovakia+ Poland
Italy + Portugal Russia
Norway Spain
North America Latin America
Canada + Argentina + Chile
United States + Brazil +** Mexico
Peru + Uruguay
Asia New Zealand + Asia Thailand
Australia + Hong Kong, China India Kyrgyzstan+ China
Japan+ Philippines + Pakistan
Vietnam
Korea + Vietnam
Other Africa and Middle
East
Israel +
Cameroon + South Africa + Egypt
Ghana Uganda + Mozambique
Kenya + Nigeria Tanzania
Mali
Morocco +
As of September, 2007 + committed
25. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Capture Volunteer Effort
through
Labor Force Surveys:
-Volume
- Type of activities
- Economic value
- More than 80 countries
26. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
CIVINET:
- Assemble data on civil society
- Disseminate information globally
- Enable communication
- Facilitate research
27. The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
How Can Better Data on Civil Society Help?
Visibility/Legitimacy
Improve policy-making and planning
Increase transparency/accountability
Improve National Accounts
Chart NPO contribution
Spot trends/problems