Title: Politicising democracy : the new local politics of democratisation /
Authors: Harriss, John.; Stokke, Kristian, 1961-; Törnquist, Olle.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Local government Developing countries.; Democratization Developing countries.; Developing countries Politics and government.
Abstract: "The chapters in this book, by an international group of authors, analyse the kinds of politics and of governance that are emerging in developing countries, as different actors are confronted with structural changes and institutional reforms that generate new and widened local political spaces. Are they really constructing more substantial democracy?"--Jacket.
Contents: Introduction : The new local politics of democratisation / John Harris, Kristian Stokke, and Olle Törnquist -- Decentralisation in Indonesia : less state, more democracy? / Henk Schulte Nordholt -- Bossism and democracy in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia : towards an alternative framework for the study of 'local strongmen' / John T. Sidel -- Can public deliberation democratise state action? Municipal health councils and local democracy in Brazil / Günther Schönleitner -- Historical hurdles in the course of the people's planning campaign in Kerala, India / P.K. Michael Tharakan -- Social movements, socio-economic rights and substantial democratisation in South Africa / Kristian Stokke and Sophie Oldfield -- More than difficult, short of impossible : party building and local governance in the Philippines / Joel Rocamora -- Trade unions, institutional reform and democracy : Nigerian experiences with South African and Ugandan comparisons / Björn Beckman -- The political deficit of substantial democratisation / Olle Törnquist.