E-book
Deepening local democracy in Latin America [electronic resource] : participation, decentralization, and the left / Benjamin Goldfrank.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780271056777
- ISBN: 0271056770
- ISBN: 0271055855
- ISBN: 9780271055855
- ISBN: 9780271055381
- ISBN: 0271055383
- ISBN: 0271037954
- ISBN: 9780271037950
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 299 pages) : illustrations
- Publisher: University Park : The Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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| Genre: | Electronic books. Case studies. |
