<p>Civil society networks are currenty understood by academics and prectition to be an important pillar of development in the Third World.They have assigned many different roles: as a prerequisite or catalyst for accountability, good government and economic develoment; as an agent of democratization; as a protector of vulnerable citizens; as a mobilizer of social capital among the poor, as a supplier of services when the state.Howerver,not all networks function properly.</p>