{"product_id":"popular-democracy-gianpaolo-baiocchi-9781503600768","title":"Popular Democracy: The Paradox of Participation","description":"\u003cp\u003eLocal participation is the new democratic imperative. In the United States, three-fourths of all cities have developed opportunities for citizen involvement in strategic planning. The World Bank has invested $85 billion over the last decade to support community participation worldwide. But even as these opportunities have become more popular, many contend that they have also become less connected to actual centers of power and the jurisdictions where issues relevant to communities are decided. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith this book, Gianpaolo Baiocchi and Ernesto Ganuza consider the opportunities and challenges of democratic participation. Examining how one mechanism of participation has traveled the world--with its inception in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and spread to Europe and North America--they show how participatory instruments have become more focused on the formation of public opinion and are far less attentive to, or able to influence, actual reform. Though the current impact and benefit of participatory forms of government is far more ambiguous than its advocates would suggest, \u003ci\u003ePopular Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with suggestions of how participation could better achieve its political ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Ernesto Ganuza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503600769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503600768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Gianpaolo Baiocchi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935272173823,"sku":"9781503600768","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d4e43e0a-9adc-4f09-aef2-8457efb9ce67.jpg?v=1681418862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/popular-democracy-gianpaolo-baiocchi-9781503600768","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}