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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goldfrank, Benjamin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park : The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Comparative government > Case studies.
Municipal government > Latin America > Case studies.
Political participation > Latin America > Case studies.
Caracas (Venezuela) > Politics and government.
Montevideo (Uruguay) > Politics and government.
Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)) > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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