Clientelism and empowerment in Latin America

Clientelism and empowerment in Latin America

Discusses democratic consolidation and extension of substansive social, political, and civil rights to citizens, which is often undermined by clientelist social relations; theoretical and strategic issues and case studies; 5 articles. Contents: Theoretical and strategic issues: organizational empowe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Latin American perspectives 2002-09, Vol.29 (5(126)), p.3-109
Hauptverfasser: Hytrek, Gary, Chaves, Miguel Sobrado, Escobar, Cristina, Cosgrove, Serena, Sives, Amanda, García-Guadilla, María Pilar
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Autonomy
Citizen participation
Citizenship
Civil society
Clientelism
Decentralization
Democracy
Empowerment
Globalization
Government and politics
Latin America
Microfinance
Non-governmental organizations
Patronage
Political participation
Political power
Political reform
Power relations
Regional studies
Rhetoric
Small and medium sized enterprises
Social change
Universal suffrage
Violence
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Zusammenfassung:Discusses democratic consolidation and extension of substansive social, political, and civil rights to citizens, which is often undermined by clientelist social relations; theoretical and strategic issues and case studies; 5 articles. Contents: Theoretical and strategic issues: organizational empowerment versus clientelism, by Miguel Sobrado Chaves; Clientelism and citizenship: the limits of democratic reform in Sucre, Colombia, by Cristina Escobar; Levels of empowerment: marketers and microenterprise-lending NGOs in Apopa and Nejapa, El Salvador, by Serena Cosgrove; Changing patrons, from politician to drug don: clientelism in downtown Kingston, Jamaica, by Amanda Sives; Democracy, decentralization, and clientelism: new relationships and old practices, by María Pilar García-Guadilla.
ISSN:0094-582X