Local Democracy and the Transformation of Popular Participation in Chile (original) (raw)

Vote Buying in Argentina

Latin American Research Review, 2004

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Public participation, political institutions and democracy in Chile, 1990-1997

1998

Las opiniones que los trabajos presentan, así como los análisis e interpretaciones que en ellos se contienen, son de responsabilidad exclusiva de sus autores y no reflejan necesariamente los puntos de vista de FLACSO ni de las instituciones a las cuales se encuentran vinculados. Ninguna parte de este libro/documento, incluido el diseño de la portada, puede ser reproducida, transmitida o almacenada de manera alguna ni por algún medio, ya sea electrónico, mecánico, químico, óptico, de grabación o de fotocopia, sin autorización de FLACSO. 321.4(83) Bickford, Louis; Noé, Marcela, eds. B583 Public participation, politica! institutions and democracy in Chile,

The Paradoxes of Contemporary Democracy: Formal, Participatory, and Social Dimensions

Comparative Politics, 1997

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Intervention and Democracy

International Organization, 2006

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Juan Linz, Presidentialism, and Democracy: A Critical Appraisal

Comparative Politics, 1997

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The pobladores and local democracy in Chile : the case of El Bosque and Peñalolén

2004

In the 1990's, two state reforms in Chile placed the grassroots organizations of the poblarem--the once powerful urban squatters' movementin a unique position to use their organizational experience in self-govemment and small-scale service delivery. Decentralization endowed the municipalities with enhanced resources and authority and new decentralized social policies demanded community participation. This favorable context was offset by institutional constraints on the national political system and by the mayor-centric and managerial design of the new municipality, both rooted in the authoritarian era (1973-1990). In addition, social policy was framed by a technocratic logic that discouraged participation. Two claims guided the investigation of the pobladores' incorporation into the local polity. In spite of a common managerial/efficiency driven formula for local administration, the style of governance has a decisive impact on the way in which organized interests are inc...

Democracy, Institutions and Attitudes about Citizen Influence on Government

British Journal of Political Science, 2002

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State-Society Relations in Mexico

Latin American Research Review, 2000

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