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Widening democracy : citizens and participatory schemes in Brazil and Chile

Author: Patricio Silva; Herwig Cleuren
Publisher: Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston [Mass.] : Brill, 2009.
Series: Latin America studies, 97.
Edition/Format:   eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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From democratic restoration in the 1980s up to today, most Latin American countries have been struggling constantly to find a workable balance between the need to strengthen the authority of state institutions and their citizensa (TM) aspirations to have a real say in the decision-making process. This book looks at the contrasting ways in which both Brazil and Chile have been dealing with societal demands for  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Electronic books
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Widening democracy.
Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston [Mass.] : Brill, 2009
(DLC) 2009027553
(OCoLC)426065998
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Patricio Silva; Herwig Cleuren
ISBN: 9789047431893 9047431898
OCLC Number: 695990275
Description: 1 online resource (viii, 369 p.)
Contents: List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Chapter One Assessing Participatory Democracy in Brazil and Chile: An Introduction (Patricio Silva and Herwig Cleuren); Comparative Perspectives; The Case of Brazil:Participation from Below; The Case of Chile:Consultation from Above; Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index.
Series Title: Latin America studies, 97.
Other Titles: Citizens and participatory schemes in Brazil and Chile
Responsibility: edited by Patricio Silva and Herwig Cleuren.

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This book examines the different levels of citizens' participation in the decision-making process existing in Brazil and Chile. A series of historical and political factors are explored which have  Read more...
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