Inventing local democracy : grassroots politics in Brazil

Author(s)

• Abers, Rebecca

Bibliographic Information

Inventing local democracy : grassroots politics in Brazil

Rebecca Neaera Abers

Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-255) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In 1989, the government of Porto Alegre, Brazil, implemented a paticipatory budget programme. This book tells their story, providing a sociopolitical study of the impact that state-sponsored participatory forums can have on civil society.

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Details

• NCID: BA49463765
• ISBN:
  • 9781555878931
• LCCN: 00022608
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boulder
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 269 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JS2425.P67
  • DC21 : 320.981/65
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Porto Alegre (Brazil) -- Politics and government -- Citizen participation
  • LCSH : Local government -- Brazil -- Citizen participation Case studies
  • LCSH : Political participation -- Brazil -- Porto Alegre