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There is a major contradiction in contemporary politics: there has been a wave of democratization that has swept across much of the world, while at the same time globalization appears to have reduced the social forces that have built democracy historically. This book, by an international group of authors, analyzes the ways in which local politics in developing countries - often neglected in work on democratization - render democratic experiments more or less successful in realizing substantial democracy.

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Author:   J. Harriss ,  K. Stokke ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2005 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.385kg
ISBN:  

9781403934819

ISBN 10:   1403934819
Pages:   253
Publication Date:   11 November 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The New Local Politics of Democratisation; J.Harriss, K.Stokke & O.Törnquist Decentralisation in Indonesia: Less State, More Democracy?; H.S.Nordholt Bossism and Democracy in the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia: Towards an Alternative Framework for the Study of 'Local Strongmen'; J.T.Sidel Can Public Deliberation Democratise State Action? Municipal Health Councils and Local Democracy in Brazil; G.Schönleitner Historical Hurdles in the Course of the People's Planning Campaign in Kerala, India; P.K.M.Tharakan Social Movements, Socio-Economic Rights and Substantial Democratisation in South Africa; K.Stokke & S.Oldfield More Than Difficult, Short of Impossible: Party Building and Local Governance in the Philippines; J.Rocamora Trade Unions, Institutional Reform and Democracy: Nigerian Experiences with South African and Ugandan Comparisons; B.Beckman The Political Deficit of Substantial Democratisation; O.Törnquist

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John Harriss is Professor of Development Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. His research now focuses on politics and political economy, with particular reference to India. He is the author, with Stuart Corbridge, of Reinventing India: Economic Liberalization, Hindu Nationalism and Popular Democracy, and of Depoliticizing Development: the World Bank and Social Capital. Kristian Stokke is Professor in Human Geography at the University of Oslo, Norway. His research focuses on social movement politics and democratization in South Africa and ethnonationalist conflict and post-conflict political transformations in Sri Lanka. Olle Tornquist is Professor of Political Science and Development Research, University of Oslo, Norway. He has published extensively on politics and development, radical politics, and problems of democratization in comparative perspective. His recent books include Politics and Development: A Critical Introduction, Popular Development and Democracy: Case Studies in the Phillippines, Indonesia and Kerala, and Indonesia's Post-Soeharto Democracy Movement (with S.Adi Prasetyo & E.A.Priyono).

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