“…Our collaborator, John Harriss, was the lead investigator in Delhi with Neera Chandhoke. Comparative findings in English can be found in Harriss (2004Harriss ( , 2005, Gurza Lavalle et al (2005a, b, c), Houtzager et al (2003), Castello et al (2007), Gurza Lavalle et al (2005b, Gurza Lavalle and Castello 2008. the USA, ground zero for work on associational life, the established democratic model is becoming less common as nonmembership formations have taken center stage-social movements, professionalized advocacy organizations, nonprofits, and others (Skocpol 2003: Chap. 4).…”