TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goldfrank,Benjamin
TI  - Deepening local democracy in Latin America: participation, decentralization, and the left 
SN  - 9780271037943 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - JS 2300 G65 2011
U1  - 320.8098 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - University Park
PB  - The Pennsylvania State University Press
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Latin America
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Municipal government
KW  - Comparative government
KW  - Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil))
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Montevideo (Uruguay)
KW  - Caracas (Venezuela)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-291) 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
N2  - "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
ER  -