02790nam 2200553 450 991047987670332120200929133922.00-271-05677-010.1515/9780271056777(CKB)2670000000160086(MH)012743208-6(MiAaPQ)EBC6224116(DE-B1597)583992(DE-B1597)9780271056777(EXLCZ)99267000000016008620200929d2011 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDeepening local democracy in Latin America participation, decentralization, and the left /Benjamin GoldfrankUniversity Park, Pennsylvania :The Pennsylvania State University Press,[2011]©20111 online resource (xii, 299 p. )ill. ;0-271-03794-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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 (Venezuela)"--Provided by publisher.Political participationLatin AmericaCase studiesMunicipal governmentLatin AmericaCase studiesComparative governmentCase studiesPorto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)Politics and governmentMontevideo (Uruguay)Politics and governmentCaracas (Venezuela)Politics and governmentElectronic books.Political participationMunicipal governmentComparative government320.8098Goldfrank Benjamin1033739MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910479876703321Deepening local democracy in Latin America2452442UNINAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress