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.
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
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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 (Venezuela)"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 299 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index.
ISBN:9780271056777
0271056770
0271055855
9780271055855
9780271055381
0271055383
0271037954
9780271037950
0271053682
9780271053684

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