Enhancing Democracy
Author： Parkin Robert;Sales Anne de;
Publisher： Berghahn Books
Publication year： 2014
E-ISBN: 9781782385479
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781782385462
Subject： C91 Sociology;D0 Political Theory
Keyword： null 社会学,政治理论Political TheorySociology
Language： ENG
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Description
Since the end of the Pinochet regime, Chilean public policy has sought to rebuild democratic governance in the country. This book examines the links between the state and civil society in Chile and the ways social policies have sought to ensure the inclusion of the poor in society and democracy. Although Chile has gained political stability and grown economically, the ability of social policies to expand democratic governance and participation has proved limited, and in fact such policies have become subordinate to an elitist model of democracy and resulted in a restrictive form of citizen participation.
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