Deepening local democracy in Latin America participation, decentralization, and the left

Summary: "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
ISBN: 9780271037943
ISBN: 0271037946
ISBN: 9780271037950
Physical Description: electronic resource
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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.