Movement-Driven Development: The Politics of Health and Democracy in Brazil (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781503607804)

Long infamous for its severe inequality, infant mortality, and clientelist politics, Brazil in the late 20th and early 21st centuries improved the health and well-being of its populace more than any large democracy. Christopher L. Gibson sheds light on the previously poorly understood cause of this shift, arguing that it was due to a subnationally-rooted process driven by civil society actors, namely the Sanitarist Movement. Gibson improves our understanding of the political and social trajectory of Brazil and similar democracies today.

Author: Christopher L. Gibson
ISBN-10: 1503607801
ISBN-13: 9781503607804
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2019
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.60w x 0.80d