Poverty, participation, and democracy : a global perspective /

"Evidence from twenty-four diverse countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America examined in this volume shows that poor people do not value democracy any less than their richer counterparts. Their faith in democracy is as high as that of other citizens, and they participate in democratic activi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Krishna, Anirudh, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Poor > Research > Developing countries.
Poor > Political activity.
Poor > Attitudes.
Political participation.
Democracy.
Democracy
Pauvres > Recherche > Pays en voie de développement.
Pauvres > Activité politique.
Pauvres > Attitudes.
Participation politique.
Démocratie.
democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Political participation
Poor > Attitudes
Poor > Political activity
Poor > Research
Armut
Demokratie
Politische Beteiligung
Developing countries
Entwicklungsländer
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : poor people and democracy / Anirudh Krishna
  • Poor people and democratic citizenship in Africa / Michael Bratton
  • Do poor people care less for democracy?: Testing individual-level assumptions with individual-level data from India / Anirudh Krishna
  • Inequality and democracy in Latin America : individual and contextual effects of wealth on political participation / John A. Booth and Mitchell A. Seligson
  • The poor and the viability of democracy / Adam Przeworski
  • Conclusion : implications for policy and research / Anirudh Krishna and John A. Booth.

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