Deepening Local Democracy in Latin America

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms

Overview

1. Democracy, Participation, and Decentralization

2. A Tale of Three Cities

3. Caracas: Scarce Resources, Fierce Opposition, and Restrictive Design

4. Montevideo: From Rousing to Regulating Participation

5. Porto Alegre: Making Participatory Democracy Work

6. Stronger Citizens, Stronger State?

Conclusion: The Diffusion of Participatory Democracy and the Rise of the Left

Bibliography

Index

“This is an impressive book and a major contribution to the debates about the direction of democracy and of the Left in Latin America.”

—Alan Angell, Bulletin of Latin American Research