Inventing Local Democracy
Download or Read eBook Inventing Local Democracy PDF written by Rebecca Abers and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Rebecca Abers |
| Publisher | : Lynne Rienner Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1555878938 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781555878931 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Inventing Local Democracy by : Rebecca Abers
Book excerpt: Abers (political science, Center for Public Policy Research, U. of BrasÃlia, Brazil) provides a close study of innovative city government in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Led by the Workers' Party, the city implemented a participatory budget program in which residents meet in their neighborhoods to determine budget priorities. Taking place in a city long dominated by patronage politics and elite rule, the story is both a sociopolitical study of the impact that state- sponsored participatory forums can have on civil society and a contribution to the theory and practical possibilities of participatory democracy.--
