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UNINA9910811071303321 |
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Titolo |
Civil society and democracy in Latin America / / edited by Richard Feinberg, Carlos H. Waisman, and Leon Zamosc |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-36986-1 |
9786611369866 |
1-4039-8324-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2006.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vi, 196 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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FeinbergRichard E |
WaismanCarlos H <1943-> (Carlos Horacio) |
ZamoscLeon |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civil society - Latin America |
Democracy - Latin America |
Latin America Politics and government 1980- |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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 : civil society and democracy : the Latin American case / Carlos H. Waisman, Richard Feinberg, Leon Zamosc Autonomy, self-regulation, and democracy : Tocquevillean-Gellnerian perspectives on civil society and the bifurcated state in Latin America / Carlos H. Waisman Civil society in Latin America in the twenty-first century : between democratic deepening, social fragmentation, and state crisis / Leonardo Avritzer Conceptualizing civil society from the bottom up : a political economy perspective / Philip Oxhorn Citizenship and civil society in renascent Argentina / Isidoro Cheresky Argentina after the nineties : changes in social structure and political behavior / Manuel Mora y Araujo Sem reforma agrária, não há democracia : deepening democracy and the struggle for agrarian reform in Brazil / Wendy Wolford Civil society and political decay in Venezuela / Daniel H. Levine |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A dense web of private associations drawn from multiple social classes, interest groups and value communities makes for a firm foundation for strong democracy. In Latin America today, will civil society improve the quality of democracy or will it foster political polarization and reverse |
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recent progress? Distinguished theorists from the United States, Canada and Latin America explore the diverse impact of civil society on economic performance, political parties, and state institutions. In-depth and up-to-date country studies explore the consequences of civil society for the durability of democracy in three highly dynamic, controversial settings: Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela. |
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