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The Political Economy of Participatory Democracy in Brazil: A Case Study of Lages, 1977–1982

Studies in Political Economy

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Title The Political Economy of Participatory Democracy in Brazil: A Case Study of Lages, 1977–1982
 
Creator Tranjan, J. Ricardo
 
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Description J. Ricardo Tranjan’s “The Political Economy of Participatory Democracy in Brazil: A Case Study of Lages, 1977–1982” presents a historical, political-economic analysis of one of the precursory participatory municipal administrations in Brazil in the city of Lages, Santa Catarina. Tranjan considers how capitalist development may spur democratization processes by altering the balance of class power in favour of subordinate classes. This study of the Lages case demonstrates that including popular participation in local government was, at one point, a deliberate political move against one sector of the local ruling class, and was made possible by shifts in interclass power that resulted from changes in structural conditions. Tranjan’s political-economic analyses help us better understand the motivations of those pushing participatory reforms, the challenges they face, and the format of participatory initiatives.
 
Publisher Studies in Political Economy
 
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Date 2013-01-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://spe.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/spe/article/view/19272
 
Source Studies in Political Economy; Vol 90 (2012): The Politics of Protest
1918-7033
0707-8552
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://spe.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/spe/article/view/19272/16008
 
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