Screen LibraryPoliticising democracy：the new local politics and democratisation
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houdmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, N.Y. |
| Publication Dates: | 2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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International political economy series |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 253 p.: ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1403934819 (cloth) |
| Call Number: | D501/P769-2 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-245) and index. Introduction : The new local politics of democratisation / John Harris, Kristian Stokke, and Olle T··ornquist -- Decentralisation in Indonesia : less state, more democracy? / Henk Schulte Nordholt -- Bossism and democracy in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia : towards an alternative framework for the study of 'local strongmen' / John T. Sidel -- Can public deliberation democratise state action? Municipal health councils and local democracy in Brazil / G··unther Sch··onleitner -- Historical hurdles in the course of the people's planning campaign in Kerala, India / P.K. Michael Tharakan -- Social movements, socio-economic rights and substantial democratisation in South Africa / Kristian Stokke and Sophie Oldfield -- More than difficult, short of impossible : party building and local governance in the Philippines / Joel Rocamora -- Trade unions, institutional reform and democracy : Nigerian experiences with South African and Ugandan comparisons / Bj··orn Beckman -- The political deficit of substantial democratisation / Olle T··ornquist. |