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  • The Power and Perils of Participatory Democracy

    Participatory Budgeting and Democracy in Peru

    by Jared Abbott, Stephanie L. McNulty ...
    This book examines whether and how participatory institutions (PIs) serve as a tool for strengthening democracy in the face of democratic decline. It draws on the case of Peru, a country that simultaneously has one of the most successful participatory democratic systems in the world and one of the most fragile democracies in Latin America. Drawing on two decades of original qualitative and ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Voice and Vote

    Decentralization and Participation in Post-Fujimori Peru

    by Stephanie McNulty ...
    In the months following disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori's flight to Japan, Peru had a political crisis on its hands. The newly elected government that came together in mid-2001 faced a skeptical and suspicious public, with no magic bullet for achieving legitimacy. Many argued that the future of democracy was at stake, and that the government's ability to decentralize and incorporate new ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Participatory Budgeting in Global Perspective

    by Brian Wampler, Stephanie McNulty, Michael Touchton ...
    Participatory Budgeting continues to spread across the globe as government officials and citizens adopt this innovative democratic program in the hopes of strengthening accountability, civil society, and well-being. Governments often adapt PB's basic program design to meet local needs, thus creating wide variation in how PB programs function. Some programs retain features of radical democracy, ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Democracy From Above?

    The Unfulfilled Promise of Nationally Mandated Participatory Reforms

    by Stephanie L. McNulty ...
    People are increasingly unhappy with their governments in democracies around the world. In countries as diverse as India, Ecuador, and Uganda, governments are responding to frustrations by mandating greater citizen participation at the local and state level. Officials embrace participatory reforms, believing that citizen councils and committees lead to improved accountability and more informed ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • The Politics of Local Participatory Democracy in Latin America

    Institutions, Actors, and Interactions

    by Françoise Montambeault ...
    Participatory democracy innovations aimed at bringing citizens back into local governance processes are now at the core of the international democratic development agenda. Municipalities around the world have adopted local participatory mechanisms of various types in the last two decades, including participatory budgeting, the flagship Brazilian program, and participatory planning, as it is the ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Popular Democracy

    The Paradox of Participation

    by Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Ernesto Ganuza ...
    Local participation is the new democratic imperative. In the United States, three-fourths of all cities have developed opportunities for citizen involvement in strategic planning. The World Bank has invested $85 billion over the last decade to support community participation worldwide. But even as these opportunities have become more popular, many contend that they have also become less connected ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Can NGOs Make a Difference?

    The Challenge of Development Alternatives

    Edited by Anthony J. Bebbington, Samuel Hickey, Diana C. Mitlin ...
    Can non-governmental organisations contribute to more socially just, alternative forms of development? Or are they destined to work at the margins of dominant development models determined by others? Addressing this question, this book brings together leading international voices from academia, NGOs and the social movements. It provides a comprehensive update to the NGO literature and a range of ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Democracy Reinvented

    Participatory Budgeting and Civic Innovation in America

    by Hollie Russon Gilman ...
    Series series Brookings / Ash Center Series, "Innovative Governance in the 21st Century"
    A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publicationParticipatory Budgeting-the experiment in democracy that could redefine how public budgets are decided in the United States.Democracy Reinvented is the first comprehensive academic treatment of participatory budgeting in the United States, situating it within a broader trend of civic technology and ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Bootstrapping Democracy

    Transforming Local Governance and Civil Society in Brazil

    by Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Patrick Heller, Marcelo Silva ...
    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 ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Side Effects

    Mexican Governance Under NAFTA’s Labor and Environmental Agreements

    by Mark Aspinwall ...
    This is a story about governance in Mexico after the labor and environmental accords—called "side agreements"—that accompanied the NAFTA treaty went into effect. These side agreements required member states to uphold and enforce their labor and environmental laws; though never codified, it was widely accepted that Mexico, in particular, had a problem with law enforcement.Side Effects explores how ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • The Struggle for Democracy in Education

    Lessons from Social Realities

    by Michael W. Apple ...
    The Struggle for Democracy in Education extends the insightful arguments Michael W. Apple provided in Can Education Change Society? It provides detailed examinations of both local and system-wide struggles around conflicting versions of democracy. Grounded in a key set of ethical and political responsibilities for those who care deeply about education, Apple and his co-authors interrogate ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Diálogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities

    Edited by Michael Rios, Leonardo Vazquez ...
    Latinos are one of the largest and fastest growing social groups in the United States, and their increased presence is profoundly shaping the character of urban, suburban, and rural places. This is a response to these developments and is the first book written for readers seeking to learn about, engage and plan with Latino communities. It considers how placemaking in marginalized communities sheds ... Read more

    $70.99 USD