| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| I | BRIEF DISCUSSION ON THE CONCEPT OF CIVIL SOCIETY | | 7 |
| II | CONCEPT RELEVANCE TO BHUTAN | | 12 |
| III | CIVIL SOCIETY PRACTICES IN BHUTANESE SOCIETY | | 17 |
| SECTION I. VILLAGE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SELF-HELP PRACTICES AND INSTITUTIONS | | 19 |
| Traditional practices | | 19 |
| State and local government-supported community initiatives | | 46 |
| SECTION II. MORE RECENT AND FORMALIZED NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES | | 47 |
| Religious associations | | 60 |
| Welfare associations | | 60 |
| Social/recretional organizations | | 63 |
| Interest-based (Including occupational) associations | | 74 |
| Advocacy groups | | 81 |
| Other, international non-governmental and voluntary organizations | | 96 |
| IV | UNDERLYING FEATURES OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN BHUTAN | | 98 |
| Spiritual initiatives | | 98 |
| Inter-dependence and solidarity | | 99 |
| Sense of communal ownership and accountability | | 99 |
| Informal nature of community institutions | | 99 |
| High potential for compatibility with decentralization processes | | 100 |
| A continuity of the old and the emergence of change-associated needs | | 101 |
| V | CONCLUDING REMARKS--GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN CIVIL SOCIETY IN BHUTAN | | 102 |
