Deepening Local Democracy in Latin America: Participation, Decentralization, and the Left (Paperback)

Deepening Local Democracy in Latin America: Participation, Decentralization, and the Left By Benjamin Goldfrank Cover Image
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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).

About the Author


Benjamin Goldfrank is Assistant Professor at the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University.


Product Details
ISBN: 9780271037950
ISBN-10: 0271037954
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Publication Date: May 15th, 2013
Pages: 312
Language: English