The Black Box - Civil Society

A local branch of the lions club got involved in clearing a beach. Together spontaneously, without any public sector involvement, they turned a depressing dumping ground back into a beauty spot. Now i ask myself, how many other problems could be solved in this simple and yet satisfying way? In these lectures, i have tried to open up some long sealed black boxes - democracy, capitalism and the law. To night, i want to unlock the black box labelled civil society properly understood.