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1 online resource (215 pages) |
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Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics |
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Routledge studies in Latin American politics.
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Cover; Civil Society and Participatory Governance: Municipal Councils and Social Housing Programs in Brazil; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Housing Policy as Critical Challenge for Development and Democracy; 3 The Effect of Municipal Housing Councils on Policy Outcomes; 4 Civil Society Density, Participatory Governance, and Policy Outcomes; 5 Pathways to Participatory Governance: Civil Society-State Dynamics and Institutional Rules; 6 The Creation Effect: Evaluating Commitment in Participatory Governance Institutions |
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7 Longevity in Participatory Governance Institutions São Paulo's Municipal Housing Council at 108 Conclusion: Can Democracy Remedy Social Challenges? Findings on the Effect of Participatory Governance Institutions; Appendices; Appendix A: Percentage of Municipalities with Existing Housing Programs by Region and Population; Appendix B: Negative Binomial Results for Influences on the Housing Program Index, 2005 and 2008; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
Democratic institutions should promote accountability of government officials to the needs of citizens. Civil society plays a role in exposing corruption as well as in communicating the needs of low-income residents to officials. Neither the institutions of representative democracy nor the presence of civil society, however, appears to automatically guarantee adoption of social benefits for the poor. Can democratic institutions be created to address social challenges?Scholars, development practitioners, donors, and activists propose participatory governance institutions as mec |
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Print version record |
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Housing policy -- Brazil -- Citizen participation
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Public housing -- Brazil
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City councils -- Brazil
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Municipal government -- Brazil.
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Civil society -- Brazil
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Local.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- State & Provincial.
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City councils
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Civil society
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Housing policy -- Citizen participation
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Municipal government
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Public housing
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Brazil
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136225116 |
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1136225110 |
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