Baiocchi, Gianpaolo,  1971- <br/><br/>
Bootstrapping democracy  transforming local governance and civil society in Brazil /  [electronic resource] : 
Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Patrick Heller, and Marcelo K. Silva. 
 - Stanford, Calif. :  Stanford University Press,  2011. 
 - xvi, 204 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804760553 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804760560 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780804777797 (e-book) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Municipal government--Citizen participation.--Brazil<br/>Municipal budgets--Citizen participation.--Brazil<br/>Political participation--Brazil.<br/>Democracy--Brazil.<br/>Civil society--Brazil.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JS2417.A2  / B35 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.80981