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1 online resource (vi, 196 pages) |
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Introduction : civil society and democracy : the Latin American case / Carlos H. Waisman, Richard Feinberg, Leon Zamosc -- Autonomy, self-regulation, and democracy : Tocquevillean-Gellnerian perspectives on civil society and the bifurcated state in Latin America / Carlos H. Waisman -- Civil society in Latin America in the twenty-first century : between democratic deepening, social fragmentation, and state crisis / Leonardo Avritzer -- Conceptualizing civil society from the bottom up : a political economy perspective / Philip Oxhorn -- Citizenship and civil society in renascent Argentina / Isidoro Cheresky -- Argentina after the nineties : changes in social structure and political behavior / Manuel Mora y Araujo -- Sem reforma agrária, não há democracia : deepening democracy and the struggle for agrarian reform in Brazil / Wendy Wolford -- Civil society and political decay in Venezuela / Daniel H. Levine |
| Summary |
A dense web of private associations drawn from multiple social classes, interest groups and value communities makes for a firm foundation for strong democracy. In Latin America today, will civil society improve the quality of democracy or will it foster political polarization and reverse recent progress? Distinguished theorists from the United States, Canada and Latin America explore the diverse impact of civil society on economic performance, political parties, and state institutions. In-depth and up-to-date country studies explore the consequences of civil society for the durability of democracy in three highly dynamic, controversial settings: Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Civil society -- Latin America
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Democracy -- Latin America
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Civil society
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Democracy
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Politics and government
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Bürgerliche Gesellschaft
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Politische Beteiligung
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Demokratie
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Zivilbevölkerung -- Demokratie -- Lateinamerika -- Geschichte -- 1980-2003 -- Kongress (San Diego, 2003)
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Société civile -- Amérique latine -- Congrès.
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Mouvements sociaux -- Amérique latine -- Congrès.
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87000854
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Latin America
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Lateinamerika
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Lateinamerika -- Zivilbevölkerung -- Demokratie -- Geschichte -- 1980-2003 -- Kongress (San Diego, 2003)
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Amérique latine -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1980-2000 -- Congrès.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Feinberg, Richard E
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Waisman, Carlos H. (Carlos Horacio), 1943-
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Zamosc, León
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| ISBN |
9781403983244 |
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1403983240 |
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