Civil society is a non-governmental organization and institution that manifest interests and will of citizens. Civil society includes the family and the private sphere, referred to as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business. Sometimes the term civil society is used in the more general sense of the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that makes up a democratic society. Civil society is seen also as a concept of civic values.  Civil society is concerned with public rather than private ends. Civil society and state are related to each other in such a way that it does not seek to win control over state. To reform the structure of power rather than to take power themselves as organisations is the goal of civil society.  Civil society encompasses pluralism and diversity. Any organisation that seeks to monopolise power occupy the political space as a disallowing all competitors, violates the pluralistic and market oriented nature of civil society. Civil society does not seek to represent the complete set of interests of a person or a community. This characteristic follows from what has been stated above. Profusion of different organisations and individuals having multiple organisational ties are clear healthy civil society functioning. The history of political thought is in reality the history of state-civil society relationship. The term civil society can be traced to ancient Greek political thought and to the works of Cicero and other Romans. But, in classical usage civil society was equated with state. Civil society is a domain parallel to but separate from the state. Citizens associate with civil societies according to their own interests and wishes. This new thinking was the reflection of new economic realities characterised by the rise of private property, market competition and the bourgeoisie. There was also a growing popular demand for liberty as manifested in the American and French revolutions. Idea of civil society suffered an eclipse in the mid-nineteenth century, as social and political consequences of the industrial revolution attracted most attention. Idea of civil society was revived after World War–II as a special nucleus of independent political activity, and a struggle against tyranny. Communist states in the erstwhile Soviet Russia and Eastern Europe overextended control over nearly all spheres of social life. The collapse of the communist states led to the questioning of the spheres of state control. Civil society emerged as a desirable social space in the developed world where capitalist had steadily become unacceptable. Public fatigue with conventional party systems encouraged interest in civil society, and the new social movements opened up opportunities for civil society initiatives independent of the state.