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In light of the above discussions, Razavi and Miller (ibid.: 33) criticize the enthusiasmfor the civil society organizations, and warn against the efforts to limit the role of thestate. At this point, it is necessary to point out that the neo-liberal policies which areharshly criticized by the empowerment approach do also support the idea of ashrinking state. The neo-liberal ideology suggests that the state should delegatesome of its powers and functions to civil society organizations (in particular to NGOs)and the private sector. In that it declares the state intervention as undesirable, theempowerment approach runs the danger that it serves the interests of the neo-liberalagenda. The real challenge lies not in keeping the state out of the game, but rather in81making it more responsive to women's demands. Strengthening the civil society doesnot necessarily imply the withdrawal of the state. A strong civil society and a strongstate can exist together. Besides their socio-economic, political, and culturalfunctions, the civil society organizations can also fulfill the function of a control andpressure mechanism which keeps the powers of the society in balance:
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