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Loading... Radical Democracy in the Andesby Donna Lee Van Cott
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After a decade in local office, are indigenous peoples' governments in the Andes fulfilling their promise to provide a more participatory, accountable, and deliberative form of democracy? Using current debates in democratic theory as a framework, Donna Lee Van Cott examines 10 examples of institutional innovation by indigenous party-controlled municipalities in Bolivia and Ecuador. In contrast to studies emphasizing the role of individuals and civil society, the findings underscore the contributions of leadership and political parties to promoting participation and deliberation - even at the local level. Democratic quality is more likely to improve where local actors initiate and design institutions. Van Cott concludes that indigenous parties' innovations have improved democratic quality in some respects, but that authoritarian tendencies endemic to Andean cultures and political organizations have limited their positive impact. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)320.984Social sciences Political Science Political Science Political situation and conditions South America BoliviaLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |