From Clientelism to Cooperation: Local Government, Participatory Policy, and Civic Organizing in Porto Alegre, Brazil

1998/12/01 by REBECCA ABERS, Rebecca Neaera Abers · 335 citations
Social Sciences · #Citizen journalism #Clientelism #Democracy #Government (linguistics) #Law #Local government #Participatory democracy #Political science #Politics #Public administration #Social and Economic Solidarity #Urban Development and Societal Issues #Urban and sociocultural dynamics

paper · doi:10.1177/0032329298026004004

published in Politics & Society 26(4), 511-537 (SAGE Publishing)

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