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Reorganizing popular politics : participation and the new interest regime in Latin America / edited by Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin.
LIBRA JL966 .R387 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Working class--Political activity--Latin America.
- Working class.
- Social movements--Latin America.
- Social movements.
- Pressure groups.
- Working class--Political activity.
- Latin America.
- Pressure groups--Latin America.
- Political participation--Latin America.
- Political participation.
- Physical Description:
- x, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2009]
- Summary:
- "A comparative analysis of lower-class interest politics in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela. Examines the proliferation of associations in Latin America's popular-sector neighborhoods, in the context of the historic problem of popular-sector voice and political representation in the region"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Popular representation in the interest arena / Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin
- Situating the analysis : analytic approach, cases, and historical context / Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin
- Logics of collective action, state linkages, and aggregate traits : the UP-Hub versus the A-Net / Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin
- Direct action and associational participation : problem-solving repertoires of individuals / Thad Dunning
- Political participation and representational distortion : the nexus between associationalism and partisan politics / Jason Seawright
- Targeting state and society : strategic repertoires of associations / Diana Kapiszewski
- Three forms of scaling : embeddedness, nodal NGOs, and flexible fronts / Samuel Handlin and Diana Kapiszewski
- Associational linkages to labor unions and political parties / Candelaria Garay
- General patterns and emergent differences / Samuel Handlin and Ruth Berins Collier.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780271035604
- 0271035609
- 9780271035611
- 0271035617
- OCLC:
- 319248405
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