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Capital City Politics in Latin America : Democratization and Empowerment / ed. by Henry A. Dietz, David J. Myers.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2002Description: 1 online resource (408 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626371286
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.8/5/098 22
LOC classification:
  • JS2061 .C37 2002eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Dynamics of Local Empowerment: An Overview -- 2 Bogotá: Progress Within a Hostile Environment -- 3 Buenos Aires: The Evolution of Local Governance -- 4 Caracas: Incomplete Empowerment Amid Geopolitical Feudalism -- 5 Guatemala City: Mayors and the Struggle for Political Autonomy -- 6 Havana: The Dynamics of Local Executive Power -- 7 Lima: Centralized Authority vs. the Struggle for Autonomy -- 8 Mexico City: The Local-National Dynamics of Democratization -- 9 Santiago: Municipal Decentralization in a Centralized Political System -- 10 São Paulo: Tensions Between Clientelism and Participatory Democracy -- 11 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: As Latin America's new democratic regimes have decentralized, the region's capital cities--and their elected mayors--have gained increasing importance. Capital City Politics in Latin America tells the story of these cities: how they are changing operationally, how the the empowerment of mayors and other municipal institutions is exacerbating political tensions between local executives and regional and national entities, and how the cities' growing significance affects traditional political patterns throughout society. The authors weave a tapestry that illustrates the impact of local, national, and transnational power relations on the strategies available to Latin America's capital city mayors as they seek to transform their greater influence into desired actions.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Dynamics of Local Empowerment: An Overview -- 2 Bogotá: Progress Within a Hostile Environment -- 3 Buenos Aires: The Evolution of Local Governance -- 4 Caracas: Incomplete Empowerment Amid Geopolitical Feudalism -- 5 Guatemala City: Mayors and the Struggle for Political Autonomy -- 6 Havana: The Dynamics of Local Executive Power -- 7 Lima: Centralized Authority vs. the Struggle for Autonomy -- 8 Mexico City: The Local-National Dynamics of Democratization -- 9 Santiago: Municipal Decentralization in a Centralized Political System -- 10 São Paulo: Tensions Between Clientelism and Participatory Democracy -- 11 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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As Latin America's new democratic regimes have decentralized, the region's capital cities--and their elected mayors--have gained increasing importance. Capital City Politics in Latin America tells the story of these cities: how they are changing operationally, how the the empowerment of mayors and other municipal institutions is exacerbating political tensions between local executives and regional and national entities, and how the cities' growing significance affects traditional political patterns throughout society. The authors weave a tapestry that illustrates the impact of local, national, and transnational power relations on the strategies available to Latin America's capital city mayors as they seek to transform their greater influence into desired actions.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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