The Promise of Participation [electronic resource] : Experiments in Participatory Governance in Honduras and Guatemala /
Altschuler, D.author.
Corrales, J.author.
To what extent does participation in one particular domain of public life lead to wider participation in other areas? Through the use of an unprecedented survey supported by case studies this book explores how participatory governance in community-managed schools can alter the civic and political behaviour of participants.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- PART I: THE RISE OF PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE -- 1. Introduction: The Promise of Participation -- 2. The Rise of Participatory Governance -- 3. The Rise of Community Managed Schools: Push and Pull Factors -- PART II: SPILLOVER EFFECTS -- 4. Looking for Evidence: Survey Design, Methodological Issues, and First Clues -- 5. Stimulating Participation: Individual Inputs, State Inputs, and Context -- 6. The Case Studies: Field Work, Methodological Issues, and New Clues -- 7. Exogenous Factors and Spillovers: The Role of the State -- 8. Endogenous Factors and Spillovers: Time Commitment and Internal Democracy -- PART III: OBSTACLES TO SPILLOVERS -- 9. Obstacles to Spillovers -- 10. Political Obstacles: Patronage and Polarization -- 11. The Impact of Patronage and Polarization on Participation and Program Survival -- PART IV: CONCLUSION -- 12. The Limits and Limitations of Spillovers -- 13. Conclusion -- Appendices.
To what extent does participation in one particular domain of public life lead to wider participation in other areas? Through the use of an unprecedented survey supported by case studies this book explores how participatory governance in community-managed schools can alter the civic and political behaviour of participants.
Poverty.
Economic development.
Latin America—Politics and government.
Education and state.
Economic policy.
Political science.
Development Aid.
Development Studies.
Latin American Politics.
Education Policy.
Development Policy.
Political Science.