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UNINA9910811200003321 |
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Delamaza Gonzalo |
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Enhancing democracy : public policies and citizen participation in Chile / / Gonzalo Delamaza |
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New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (308 p.) |
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Collana |
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CEDLA Latin America Studies ; ; Volume 104 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political participation - Chile |
Democracy - Chile |
Civil society - Chile |
Chile Social policy |
Chile Politics and government 1988- |
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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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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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