The Politics of Local Participatory Democracy in Latin America: Institutions, Actors, and Interactions PDF
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The Politics of Local Participatory Democracy in Latin America The Politics of Local Participatory Democracy in Latin America , , instit u tions ac tor s a nd inter ac tions Françoise Montambeault stanford university press stanford, california Stanford University Press Stanford, California © 2016 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Stanford University Press. Printed in the United States of America on acid- free, archival- quality paper. Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Montambeault, Françoise, author. The politics of local participatory democracy in Latin America : institutions, actors, and interactions / Françoise Montambeault. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8047-9516-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Local government—Mexico—Citizen participation—Case studies. 2. Democracy— Mexico—Case studies. 3. Local government—Brazil—Citizen participation—Case studies. 4. Democracy—Brazil—Case studies. I. Title. JS2117.A2M66 2015 323'.0420972—dc23 2015011255 ISBN 978-0-8047-9657-6 (electronic) To Victor and Elsa Contents List of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xiii 1. Introduction 1 2. How Does Success Vary? Redefining Democratic Success 18 3. Why Do Cases Vary? A Comparative Approach 42 4. Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl: Participatory Democracy or Clientelistic Participation? 66 5. León: Participation as Fragmented Inclusion 99 6. Recife: From Clientelism to Disempowering Cooption 136 7. Belo Horizonte: The Route Toward Democratic Cooperation? 175 8. Conclusion: Comparative Lessons for Participatory Democracy Theory 215 Notes 231 Bibliography 239 Index 255 Abbreviations ABM Associação Brasileira dos Municipios (Brazilian Municipalities Association) ABONG Associação Brasileira de Organizações Não-Governamentais (Brazilian Association of Non-Governmental Organizations) ADC Associações de Defesa Coletiva (Collective Defense Associations) ANC Assembléia Nacional Constituinte (Constituent National Assembly) AMMAC Asociación de los Municipios de México, A.C. (Association of Mexican Municipalities) ARENA Aliança Renovadora Nacional (Alliance for National Renewal) CDS Convenio de Desarrollo Social (Social Development Agreement) CDP Comités Democráticos e Populares de Bairros (Popular and Democratic Neighborhood Committees) CEB Comunidades Eclesiais de Base (Basic Ecclesial Communities) CNC Confederación Nacional Campesina (National Peasants Confederation) CNOP Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Populares (National Confederation of Popular Organizations) COCEOM Central the Comercientes y Colonos Estabelecidos (Central of Established Businesses and Residents) CODEMUN Consejo de Desarrollo Municipal (Municipal Development Council) COMFORÇA Comissão de Acompanhamento e Fiscalização da Execução do Orçamento Participativo (Commission of Budget Oversight and Monitoring) COMUL Comissão de Urbanização e Legalização da Posse da Terra (Local Commission for the Tenure Regularization and Urbanization)
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