Bootstrapping Democracy: Transforming Local Governance and Civil Society in Brazil

by Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Marcelo Silva, Patrick Heller

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080476056X
• ISBN13: 9780804760560
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"