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Sustaining civil society : economic change, democracy, and the social construction of citizenship in Latin America / Philip Oxhorn.

Author/creator Oxhorn, Philip
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,
Descriptionxii, 282 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content Full text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2011 Subject Collection
Subject(s)
Contents Civil society and the social construction of citizenship -- Controlled inclusion and the elusive goal of citizenship as agency -- Dictatorship or democracy : the rise of neopluralism and citizenship as consumption -- Testing the limits of citizenship : Chile's democratic transition -- The failure of citizenship : Bolivia's popular participation law -- The promise of citizenship : civil society and Mexico's transition to democracy -- Latin America's democratic crossroads : the challenge of making civil society relevant.
Abstract "Devoting particular emphasis to Bolivia, Chile, and Mexico, proposes a theory of civil society to explain the economic and political challenges for continuing democratization in Latin America"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [251]-271) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011009776
ISBN9780271048949 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0271048948 (cloth : alk. paper)