Widening democracy : citizens and participatory schemes in Brazil and Chile / edited by Patricio Silva and Herwig Cleuren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silva, Patricio.

Cleuren, Herwig.

Series:

Latin American studies ; 97.

CEDLA Latin American Studies, 1572-6401 ; 97

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--Brazil.

Political participation.

Political participation--Chile.

Brazil--Politics and government--2003-.

Brazil.

Chile--Politics and government--1988-.

Chile.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 369 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From democratic restoration in the 1980's up to today, most Latin American countries have been struggling constantly to find a workable balance between the need to strengthen the authority of state institutions and their citizens’ aspirations to have a real say in the decision-making process. This book looks at the contrasting ways in which both Brazil and Chile have been dealing with societal demands for participation during the last two decades. The contributors to this volume highlight a series of historical and political factors that help to understand why Brazil has been able to introduce innovative democratizing policies while Chile has largely failed in the advancement of participatory schemes as its decision-making process continues to be heavily top-down and technocratic. Contributors: Rebecca N. Abers, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Adolfo Castillo Díaz, Herwig Cleuren, Gonzalo Delamaza, Vicente Espinoza, Joe Foweraker, Marcus Klein, Kees Koonings, Adalmir Marquetti, Patricio Navia, William R. Nylen, Paul W. Posner, Patricio Silva, and Brian Wampler.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / P. Silva and H. Cleuren

Chapter One. Assessing Participatory Democracy In Brazil And Chile: An Introduction / Patricio Silva and Herwig Cleuren

Chapter Two. Grassroots Movements And Political Activism In Chile And Brazil / Joe Foweraker

Chapter Three. Local Democracy And Popular Participation In Chile And Brazil / Paul W. Posner

Chapter Four. Participative Institutions In Brazil: Mayors And The Expansion Of Accountability In Comparative Perspective / Brian Wampler

Chapter Five. The Redistributive Effects Of The Participatory Budgeting In Porto Alegre / Adalmir Marquetti

Chapter Six. Politicizing The Civic: Participatory Budgeting In Porto Alegre / Gianpaolo Baiocchi

Chapter Seven. State-Society Synergy And The Problems Of Participation In Porto Alegre / Rebecca N. Abers

Chapter Eight. Assessing The Claims Of Proponents And Critics Of The Participatory Budget: Lessons From Minas Gerais, Brazil / William R. Nylen

Chapter Nine. Surviving Regime Change? Participatory Democracy And The Politics Of Citizenship In Porto Alegre, Brazil / Kees Koonings

Chapter Ten. Civic Deliberation And Participatory Budgeting: The Case Of San Joaquín, Santiago De Chile / Adolfo Castillo Díaz

Chapter Eleven. Participation And Mestizaje Of State-Civil Society In Chile / Gonzalo de la Maza

Chapter Twelve. Citizens’ Involvement And Social Policies In Chile: Patronage Or Participation? / Vicente Espinoza

Chapter Thirteen. Old Habits In New Clothes, Or Clientelism, Patronage And The Unión Demócrata Independiente / Marcus Klein

Chapter Fourteen. Top-Down And Bottom-Up Democracy In Chile Under Bachelet / Patricio Navia

Bibliography / P. Silva and H. Cleuren

List Of Contributors / P. Silva and H. Cleuren

Index / P. Silva and H. Cleuren.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-94992-6

9786612949920

90-474-3189-8

OCLC:

695990275