Voice and inequality : poverty and political participation in Latin American democracies /

"How do poor people in Latin America participate in politics? What explains the variation in the patterns of voting, protesting, and contacting government for the region's poorest citizens? Why are participation gaps larger in some countries than in others? This book offers the first large...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Boulding, Carew (Author), Holzner, Claudio A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Political participation > Social aspects > Latin America.
Poor > Political activity > Latin America.
Poverty > Political aspects > Latin America.
Democracy > Latin America.
Civil society > Latin America.
Participation politique > Aspect social > Amérique latine.
Pauvres > Activité politique > Amérique latine.
Pauvreté > Aspect politique > Amérique latine.
Société civile > Amérique latine.
Civil society
Democracy
Political participation > Social aspects
Poor > Political activity
Poverty > Political aspects
Latin America
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Democracy, political participation, and Latin America's poorest citizens
  • What shapes political participation of the poorest citizens?
  • Patterns and puzzles
  • Community organizations and mobilization from below
  • Political parties and electoral competition
  • Inclusion and exclusion during the left turn
  • Quality of democracy
  • Conclusion.

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