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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787143303321

Autore

Delamaza Gonzalo

Titolo

Enhancing democracy : public policies and citizen participation in Chile / / Gonzalo Delamaza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-78238-547-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Collana

CEDLA Latin America Studies ; ; Volume 104

Disciplina

320.60983

Soggetti

Political participation - Chile

Democracy - Chile

Civil society - Chile

Chile Social policy

Chile Politics and government 1988-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: The Question of Democracy in a Democratic Society; Chapter 1 - Construction of Democracy, Public Policy and Civil Society's Participation; Chapter 2 - Chile: Top-down Modernization and Low-intensity Re-democratization; Chapter 3 - Social Policy Agendas in the Transition to Democracy; Chapter 4 - Civil Society, Public Policy Networks and Participatory Initiatives; Chapter 5 - From Civil Society to the State: A New Elite Is Born?; Conclusion - Participation and Public Policy in the Chilean Democratic Process; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since the end of the Pinochet regime, Chilean public policy has sought to rebuild democratic governance in the country. This book examines the links between the state and civil society in Chile and the ways social policies have sought to ensure the inclusion of the poor in society and democracy. Although Chile has gained political stability and grown economically, the ability of social policies to expand democratic governance and participation has proved limited, and in fact such policies have become subordinate to an elitist model of democracy and resulted in a restrictive form of citizen pa



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782580703321

Autore

Filley Christopher M. <1951->

Titolo

The behavioral neurology of white matter [[electronic resource] /] / Christopher M. Filley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-19-770575-8

1-280-83459-5

9786610834594

0-19-803098-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Disciplina

612.825

616.8047

Soggetti

Clinical neuropsychology

Cognitive neuroscience

Higher nervous activity

Neuroanatomy

Neurobehavioral disorders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. The Neurologic Background; 2. White Matter Structure and Function; 3. Development and Aging; 4. Neuroimaging; 5. Genetic Disorders; 6. Demyelinative Diseases; 7. Infectious Diseases; 8. Inflammatory Diseases; 9. Toxic Leukoencephalopathies; 10. Metabolic Disorders; 11. Vascular Diseases; 12. Traumatic Disorders; 13. Neoplasms; 14. Hydrocephalus; 15. Cognitive Dysfunction and Dementia; 16. Focal Neurobehavioral Syndromes; 17. Neuropsychiatric Syndromes; 18. The Behavioral Neurology of White Matter; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z;

Sommario/riassunto

This text examines the role of the brain's white matter in the organization of human mental function. It is founded on the study of patients with white matter disorders, and considers white matter dementia and other neobehavioural syndromes in developing a behavioural neurology of white matter.