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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Bibliographic Details
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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Table of 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.