Struggles for local democracy in the Andes

Struggles for local democracy in the Andes / John Cameron.

"John Cameron draws on power-based approaches to the study of democratization as he thoughtfully explores efforts by Indigenous and peasant groups to gain control of local governments and deepen democracy in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Cameron addresses three fundamental questions: What factors...

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Main Author: Cameron, John D., 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : FirstForumPress, 2010.
Subjects:
Local government > Andes Region.
Municipal government > Andes Region.
Democratization > Andes Region.
Indians of South America > Andes Region > Politics and government.
Indigenous peoples > Andes Region > Politics and government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Democratization
Indians of South America > Politics and government
Indigenous peoples > Politics and government
Local government
Municipal government
Demokratie
Kommunalpolitik
Kommunalpolitik.
Demokratie.
Andes Region
Andenstaaten
Anden.
Indianer.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Municipal democratization after agrarian reform in Guamote, Ecuador
  • Municipal democratization in a context of structural inequality in Cotacachi, Ecuador
  • The difficult marriage of liberal and Indigenous democracy in Jesús de Machaca, Bolivia / with Gonzalo Colque
  • Struggles for municipal power among NGOs, peasant organizations and local elites in Mizque, Bolivia
  • From clientelism to democracy and back in Limatambo, Peru
  • Municipal democratization after political violence in Haquira, Peru
  • Conclusion.

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