Bootstrapping democracy [electronic resource] : transforming local governance and civil society in Brazil / Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Patrick Heller, and Marcelo K. Silva.
2011Description: xvi, 204 p. : illISBN:- 9780804760553 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780804760560 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780804777797 (e-book)
- 320.80981 22
- JS2417.A2 B35 2011eb

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : evaluating participatory democracy -- Society and the local state : toward a relational framework -- The emergence of local democracy in Brazil -- Assessing the impact of participatory budgeting -- Representation by design -- Making space for civil society -- Conclusion : bootstrapping participatory democracy.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.