Activating democracy in Brazil : popular Participation, Social Justice, and Interlocking Institutions /

In 1988, Brazil's Constitution marked the formal establishment of a new democratic regime. In the ensuing two and a half decades, Brazilian citizens, civil society organizations, and public officials have undertaken the slow, arduous task of building new institutions to ensure that Brazilian ci...

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Main Author: Wampler, Brian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, 2015 <.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:0268096732
9780268096731
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter One: Activating Democracy in Brazil
  • Chapter Two: Establishing the Participatory Citizenship Regime
  • Chapter Three: Rebuilding the Local State
  • Chapter Four: Innovation and Renewal of Participatory Budgeting
  • Chapter Five: Councils and Conferences
  • Chapter Six: Transforming the Engagement of Civil Society Organizations
  • Chapter Seven: Transforming Favelas
  • Chapter Eight: Activating Democracy
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index