Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participation, decentralization, and the left /

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"Addresses the question of why institutions meant to attract citizen participation succeed in strengthening civil society and improving state responsiveness and transparency in some places, but fail in others. Focuses on urban politics in Porto Alegre (Brazil), Montevideo (Uruguay), and Caracas...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goldfrank, Benjamin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park : The Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Political participation > Latin America > Case studies.
Municipal government > Latin America > Case studies.
Comparative government > Case studies.
Participation politique > Amérique latine > Études de cas.
Administration municipale > Amérique latine > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > State & Provincial.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Comparative government.
Municipal government.
Political participation.
Politics and government
Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) > Politics and government.
Montevideo (Uruguay) > Politics and government.
Caracas (Venezuela) > Politics and government.
Brazil > Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul)
Latin America.
Uruguay > Montevideo.
Venezuela > Caracas.
Case studies.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Democracy, participation, and decentralization
  • A tale of three cities
  • Caracas : scarce resources, fierce opposition, and restrictive design
  • Montevideo : from rousing to regulating participation
  • Porto Alegre : making participatory democracy work
  • Stronger citizens, stronger state?
  • Conclusion : the diffusion of participatory democracy and the rise of the left.

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