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9780271037943 Academic Inspection Copy

Deepening Local Democracy in Latin America

Participation, Decentralization, and the Left
  • ISBN-13: 9780271037943
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Benjamin Goldfrank
  • Price: AUD $180.00
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  • Local release date: 14/05/2011
  • Format: Hardback 312 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]
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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 (Venezuela).


Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms

Overview

1. Democracy, Participation, and Decentralization

2. A Tale of Three Cities

3. Caracas: Scarce Resources, Fierce Opposition, and Restrictive Design

4. Montevideo: From Rousing to Regulating Participation

5. Porto Alegre: Making Participatory Democracy Work

6. Stronger Citizens, Stronger State?

Conclusion: The Diffusion of Participatory Democracy and the Rise of the Left

Bibliography

Index


“This is an impressive book and a major contribution to the debates about the direction of democracy and of the Left in Latin America.”

—Alan Angell, Bulletin of Latin American Research

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