Description
| Product ID: | 9781782385462 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | CEDLA Latin America Studies |
| Title: | Enhancing Democracy |
| Subtitle: | Public Policies and Citizen Participation in Chile |
| Authors: | Author: 
Gonzalo Delamaza |
| Page Count: | 308 |
| Subjects: | Political structures: democracy, Political structures: democracy, Political control and freedoms, Political control & freedoms, Chile |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Since the end of the Pinochet regime, Chilean public policy has sought to rebuild democratic governance in the country. This book examines the links between the state and civil society in Chile and the ways social policies have sought to ensure the inclusion of the poor in society and democracy. Since the end of the Pinochet regime, Chilean public policy has sought to rebuild democratic governance in the country. This book examines the links between the state and civil society in Chile and the ways social policies have sought to ensure the inclusion of the poor in society and democracy. Although Chile has gained political stability and grown economically, the ability of social policies to expand democratic governance and participation has proved limited, and in fact such policies have become subordinate to an elitist model of democracy and resulted in a restrictive form of citizen participation. |
| Imprint Name: | Berghahn Books |
| Publisher Name: | Berghahn Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-11-01 |
