Democracy from Above?: The Unfulfilled Promise of Nationally Mandated Participatory Reforms McNulty Stephanie L.
Democracy from Above?: The Unfulfilled Promise of Nationally Mandated Participatory Reforms McNulty Stephanie L. People are increasingly unhappy with their governments in democracies around the…
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Democracy from Above?: The Unfulfilled Promise of Nationally Mandated Participatory Reforms McNulty Stephanie L.
People are increasingly unhappy with their governments in democracies around the world. Officials embrace participatory reforms, believing that citizen councils and committees lead to improved accountability and more informed communities. In countries as diverse as India, Ecuador, and Uganda, governments are responding to frustrations by mandating greater citizen participation at the local and state level.
Democracy from Above? Yet there's been little research on the efficacy of these efforts to improve democracy, despite an explosion in their popularity since the mid-1980s. tests the hypothesis that top-down reforms strengthen democracies and evaluates the conditions that affect their success.Stephanie L.
McNulty addresses the global context of participatory reforms in developing nations. She observes and interprets what happens after greater citizen involvement is