Voice and inequality : poverty and political participation in Latin American democracies /

How do poor people in Latin America participate in politics? What explains the variation in the patterns of voting, protesting, and contacting government for the region's poorest citizens? Why are participation gaps larger in some countries than in others? This text offers the first large-scale...

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Voice and inequality
1. Verfasser:
Boulding, Carew
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Zusammenfassung:
How do poor people in Latin America participate in politics? What explains the variation in the patterns of voting, protesting, and contacting government for the region's poorest citizens? Why are participation gaps larger in some countries than in others? This text offers the first large-scale empirical analysis of political participation in Latin America, focusing on patterns of participation among the poorest citizens in each country.
Umfang:
1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2021.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-754217-4
0-19-754216-6
Schlagworte:
Poor > Political activity > Latin America.
Democracy > Latin America.
Civil society > Latin America.
Poverty > Political aspects > Latin America.
Political participation > Social aspects > Latin America.
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