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Capital city politics in Latin America : democratization and empowerment / edited by David J. Myers and Henry A. Dietz.
LIBRA JS2061 .C37 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Municipal government--Latin America.
- Municipal government.
- Community power.
- Capitals (Cities).
- Latin America.
- Capitals (Cities)--Latin America.
- Community power--Latin America.
- Democracy--Latin America.
- Democracy.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 408 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner, 2002.
- Contents:
- 1 The Dynamics of Local Empowerment: An Overview / David J. Myers 1
- 2 Bogota: Progress Within a Hostile Environment / Alan G. Gilbert, Julio D. Davila 29
- 3 Buenos Aires: The Evolution of Local Governance / Miguel De Luca, Mark P. Jones, Maria Ines Tula 65
- 4 Caracas: Incomplete Empowerment Amid Geopolitical Feudalism / Steve Ellner, David J. Myers 95
- 5 Guatemala City: Mayors and the Struggle for Political Autonomy / David Jickling, Alexandra Garcia-Iragorri 133
- 6 Havana: The Dynamics of Local Executive Power / Joseph L. Scarpaci 163
- 7 Lima: Centralized Authority vs. the Struggle for Autonomy / Henry A. Dietz, Martin Tanaka 193
- 8 Mexico City: The Local-National Dynamics of Democratization / Diane E. Davis 227
- 9 Santiago: Municipal Decentralization in a Centralized Political System / Peter M. Siavelis, Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek, Giorgio Martelli 265
- 10 Sao Paulo: Tensions Between Clientelism and Participatory Democracy / Lawrence S. Graham, Pedro Jacobi 297.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-388) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1588260402
- OCLC:
- 48857935
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