Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participation, decentralization, and the left / Benjami...
Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participation, decentralization, and the left / Benjamin Goldfrank.
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University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2011.
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N320.8098/1
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English
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xii, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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? -- Co...
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University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2011.
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Pennsylvania
Date Published
c2011.
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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)"--Provided by publisher.
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Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participation, decentralization, and the left / Benjamin Goldfrank.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2011.
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N320.8098/1
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74Vvqw0Grgmb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvqw0Grgmb
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0271037946 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780271037943 (cloth : alk. paper)
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320.8098
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991006087599702626