Radical Democracy in the Andes - Donna Lee Van Cott - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521515580 - August 25, 2008
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After a decade in local office, are indigenous peoples' governments in the Andes fulfilling their promise to provide a more participatory, accountable, and deliberative form of democracy? Using current debates in democratic theory as a framework, Donna Lee Van Cott examines 10 examples of institutional innovation by indigenous-party-controlled municipalities in Bolivia and Ecuador. In contrast to studies emphasizing the role of individuals and civil society, the findings underscore the contributions of leadership and political parties to promoting participation and deliberation -- even at the local level. Democratic quality is more likely to improve where local actors initiate and design institutions. Van Cott concludes that indigenous parties' innovations have improved democratic quality in some respects, but that authoritarian tendencies endemic to Andean cultures and political organizations have limited their positive impact.

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Released August 25, 2008
ISBN13 9780521515580
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 278
Dimensions 160 × 230 × 20 mm   ·   606 g
Language English  

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