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Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participation, decentralization, and the left / Benjami...

Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participat...

Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participation, decentralization, and the left / Benjami...

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Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participation, decentralization, and the left / Benjamin Goldfrank.

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Full title

Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participation, decentralization, and the left / Benjamin Goldfrank.

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Publisher

University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2011.

Call Numbers

N320.8098/1

Record Identifier

74Vvqw0Grgmb

MMS ID

991006087599702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

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...

Publication information

Publisher

University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2011.

Place of Publication

Pennsylvania

Date Published

c2011.

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Scope and Contents

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.

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Full title

Deepening local democracy in Latin America : participation, decentralization, and the left / Benjamin Goldfrank.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Date Copyright

c2011.

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Call Numbers

N320.8098/1

Record Identifier

74Vvqw0Grgmb

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvqw0Grgmb

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ISBN

0271037946 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780271037943 (cloth : alk. paper)

DDC

320.8098

MMS ID

991006087599702626

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