Inventing Local Democracy
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Inventing Local Democracy
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Author : Rebecca Abers
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 2000
Inventing Local Democracy written by Rebecca Abers and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Local government categories.
Abers (political science, Center for Public Policy Research, U. of Brasília, 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.--
Creating Local Democracy In Iran
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Author : Kian Tajbakhsh
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-07-21
Creating Local Democracy In Iran written by Kian Tajbakhsh and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-21 with Business & Economics categories.
An innovative study of the political decentralization of Iran and the failure of elected local government to democratize the authoritarian regime.
Local Democracy
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Author : Lawrence Pratchett
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2014-05-15
Local Democracy written by Lawrence Pratchett and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-15 with Political Science categories.
Local Democracy And Local Government
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Author : Lawrence Pratchett
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave
Release Date : 1996
Local Democracy And Local Government written by Lawrence Pratchett and has been published by Palgrave this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Democracy categories.
The transformation of local governance in the 1980s and 1990s has put the nature and prospects for local democracy in question. Drawing together original research by leading academics commissioned by the Commission for Local Democracy, this book presents in a lively and accessible form the clearest available picture of the problems of participation, representation and accountability besetting local government, their consequences and possible avenues for reform.
Bootstrapping Democracy
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Author : Gianpaolo Baiocchi
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2011-06-01
Bootstrapping Democracy written by Gianpaolo Baiocchi and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with Social Science categories.
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 take effect. Bootstrapping Democracy highlights the importance of local-level innovations and democratic advances, charting a middle path between those who theorize that globalization hollows out democracy and those who celebrate globalization as a means of fostering democratic values. Uncovering the state's role in creating an "associational environment," it reveals the contradictory ways institutional reforms shape the democratic capabilities of civil society and how outcomes are conditioned by relations between the state and civil society.
Enhancing Local Democracy
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Author : Madeleine Wahlberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Enhancing Local Democracy written by Madeleine Wahlberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Democracy categories.
Community Identity And Participation In Local Democracy
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Author : Colin Rallings
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Community Identity And Participation In Local Democracy written by Colin Rallings and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Democracy categories.
Local Democracy
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Author : Anne Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Local Democracy written by Anne Phillips and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Decentralization in government categories.
Polder Politics
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Author : F. Hendriks
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-10-05
Polder Politics written by F. Hendriks and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-05 with Political Science categories.
This title was first published in 2001: Under the name of the "polder model", the Dutch model of democracy has received favourable attention from journalists, administrators and political leaders. This book presents a thorough analysis of Dutch democracy as a specimen of consensus democracy. The Dutch administrative tradition of consensus, consultation and compromise is reflected in current trends towards networks and new interactive technologies. This insightful account is an excellent resource for courses on European studies, comparative politics, public policy and administration.
Good Government In The Tropics
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Author : Judith Tendler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Good Government In The Tropics written by Judith Tendler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Political Science categories.
In Good Government in the Tropics, Judith Tendler questions widely prevailing views about why governments so often perform poorly and about what causes them to improve. Drawing on a set of four cases involving public bureaucracies at work under the direction of an innovative state government in Brazil, the book offers findings of significance to the current debates about organization of the public-sector workplace, public service delivery, decentralization, and the interaction between government and civil society. The case chapters represent four different sectors, each traditionally spoken for by its distinct experts, literatures, and public agnecies -- rural preventive health, small enterprise development, agricultural extension for small farmers, and employment-creating public works construction and drought relief. With findings that cut across these sectoral boundaries, the book raises questions about the policy advice proferred by the international donor community. It shifts the terms of the prevailing debate away from mistrust of government toward an understanding of the circumstances under which public servants become truly committed to their work and public service improves dramatically. "The traditional focus on trying to eliminate 'rent-seeking' by reducing the state's role has made a contribution but lost much of its charisma. Theoreticians and practitioners alike are looking for new ideas and Tendler offers a quite intriguing set of them. The cases demonstrate surprising counter-intuitive results that will be of interest even to those with little substantive interest in the particular setting described. Theoretical novelty and elegant use of evidence combine to make this book a clear winner." -- Peter Evans, University of California at Berkeley