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

"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...

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Main Author:	Goldfrank, Benjamin
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	University Park : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Subjects:	Comparative government > Case studies. Municipal government > Latin America > Case studies. Political participation > Latin America > Case studies. Caracas (Venezuela) > Politics and government. Montevideo (Uruguay) > Politics and government. Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) > Politics and government. Electronic books.
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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.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 299 pages :) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-291) and index.
ISBN:	9780271053684 0271053682