Popular Democracy: The Paradox of Participation.by Baiocchi, Ganuza HB<|

Popular DemocracyThe Paradox of Participation\nAuthor(s): Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Ernesto Ganuza\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780804790611, 978-0804790611\nSynopsis\nLocal participation is the new democratic imperative. In the United States, three-fourths of all cities have developed opportunities for citizen involvement in strategic planning. The World Bank has invested $85 billion over the last decade to support community participation worldwide. But even as these opportunities have become more popular, many contend that they have also become less connected to actual centers of power and the jurisdictions where issues relevant to communities are decided. \n\n With this book, Gianpaolo Baiocchi and Ernesto Ganuza consider the opportunities and challenges of democratic participation. Examining how one mechanism of participation has traveled the worldwith its inception in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and spr.