| Widening Democracy: Citizens and Participatory Schemes in Brazil and Chile Contributor(s): Silva, Cleuren |
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ISBN: 9004177833 ISBN-13: 9789004177833 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $96.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 323.042 |
| LCCN: 2009027553 |
| Series: Cedla Latin America Studies (Clas) |
| Physical Information: 369 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 citizens' 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 participation during the last two decades. The contributors to this volume highlight a series of historical and political factors that help to understand why Brazil has been able to introduce innovative democratizing policies while Chile has largely failed in the advancement of participatory schemes as its decision-making process continues to be heavily top-down and technocratic. Contributors: Rebecca N. Abers, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Adolfo Castillo D az, Herwig Cleuren, Gonzalo Delamaza, Vicente Espinoza, Joe Foweraker, Marcus Klein, Kees Koonings, Adalmir Marquetti, Patricio Navia, William R. Nylen, Paul W. Posner, Patricio Silva, and Brian Wampler. |