Van Cott, Donna Lee.

Radical democracy in the Andes / Donna Lee Van Cott. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xv, 261 p. ; 24 cm.

Introduction : the political and cultural origins of democratic institutional innovation -- The legal and political context for municipal reform in Bolivia and Ecuador -- Mayoral leadership and democratic institutional innovation -- Political parties, civil society, and democratic institutional innovation -- Institutional innovation in Ecuador -- Institutional innovation in Bolivia -- Conclusion : an interaction model of democratic institutional innovation.

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Democracy--Andes Region.
Démocratie--Pays andins.
Political participation--Andes Region.
Participation politique--Pays andins.
Politics, Practical--Andes Region.
Institutions politiques--Pays andins.
Democracia--Región de los Andes.
Participación política--Región de los Andes.


Andes Region--Politics and government.
Pays andins--Politique et gouvernement.

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