Bootstrapping democracy :: transforming local governance and civil society in Brazil /

Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact. This book investigates participatory budgeting--a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs--to ask whe...

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Hauptverfasser: Baiocchi, Gianpaolo, 1971-, Heller, Patrick (VerfasserIn), Silva, Marcelo Kunrath (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2011, ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung:Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact. This book investigates participatory budgeting--a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs--to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society. Looking closely at eight cities in Brazil, comparing those that carried out participatory budgeting reforms between 1997 and 2000 with those that did not, the authors examine whether and how institutional reforms.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 204 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195) and index.
ISBN:9780804777797
0804777799

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