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Author Goldfrank, Benjamin

Title Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participation, decentralization, and the left / Benjamin Goldfrank
Published University Park : The Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 299 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Political participation -- Latin America -- Case studies
Municipal government -- Latin America -- Case studies
Comparative government -- Case studies
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- State & Provincial.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Comparative Politics.
Comparative government
Municipal government
Political participation
Politics and government
SUBJECT Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) -- Politics and government
Montevideo (Uruguay) -- Politics and government
Caracas (Venezuela) -- Politics and government
Subject Brazil -- Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul)
Latin America
Uruguay -- Montevideo
Venezuela -- Caracas
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
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