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Autore |
Baiocchi Gianpaolo <1971-> |
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Titolo |
Bootstrapping democracy [[electronic resource] ] : transforming local governance and civil society in Brazil / / Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Patrick Heller, and Marcelo K. Silva |
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (223 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HellerPatrick |
SilvaMarcelo Kunrath |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Municipal government - Brazil - Citizen participation |
Municipal budgets - Brazil - Citizen participation |
Political participation - Brazil |
Democracy - Brazil |
Civil society - Brazil |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : evaluating participatory democracy -- Society and the local state : toward a relational framework -- The emergence of local democracy in Brazil -- Assessing the impact of participatory budgeting -- Representation by design -- Making space for civil society -- Conclusion : bootstrapping participatory democracy. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact. This book investigates participatory budgeting—a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs—to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society. Looking closely at eight cities in Brazil, comparing those that carried out participatory budgeting reforms between 1997 and 2000 with those that did not, the authors examine whether and how institutional reforms take effect. Bootstrapping Democracy highlights the importance of local-level innovations and democratic advances, |
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