NGO in the Modern State

The aim of the following article is to show the role of the 3rd sector in the development of the modern state and present special relations between three main forces—state, market and civil participation via non-governmental organizations (NGO). The recent crisis as well as the ongoing social and economic movements along with changes generated by globalization has clearly shown that market and state are no longer the only main creators of reality. NGOs are the one that gain more and more power, not only on social field but also on political and economic ground. The author poses a research question on the role of NGOs in modern state. The article states the hypothesis that the role of civil participation is a vital factor for smart development of the modern societies and is essential for the economic and political sphere. Firstly, I analyse the role of NGO as a balancing factor between the state and the market letting society to express its opinion. Latter, the author discusses the changing role of NGO, more power that is taken by civil movements and its growing influence nowadays. The article sums up the role of NGOs emphasizing that their input is necessary for the proper functioning of the modern state in new globalized reality