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Public participation, Political institutions and Democracy in Chile, 1990-1997

Beyond the broadest mechanisms of democratic participation (voting and political parties) there are a vast array of different ways that citizens can participate in the business of making decisions that will affect their lives. This article examines some of those mechanisms in Chile through the lens…

Resp. Louis Bickford ; Marcela Noé
Fecha: 1998

Civil participation in social policy making

Autor: Noé, Marcela, Resumen
The major challenge of the article is to link the workings of the state with civil sector participation in formulating public policies. The article postulates that a good path to amplify and deepen democracy is one that incorporates policy making with those who are directly affected. In this perspective, democracy should establish institutional mechanisms for public participation. In particular, democracy should include some degree of civilian representation in the formation of policies. The author states that democracy is strengthened through the incorporation of ideas and opinions of citizens. His argument promotes the idea that the civilian must be part of the process and playa critical role in the decision making process. This offers legitimacy and a feeling of self importance for civilians included in the political forum, and leads to greater commitment towards improving the policy making of the state.

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Public participation, political institutions and democracy in Chile, 1990-1997

Autor: Bickford, Louis, Resumen
In spite of an almost overwhelming optimism about the wave of democracies that has swept the Third World in the last decade, it is unclear how sustainable many of these democracies really are. While it is true that first time in history, most Latin American countries today have regular elections and other important elements of democratic rule- it is also true that many of these democracies risk becoming stagnated, overly centralized, and exclusive, or that they may not be able to produce the results that their populations demand (such as a reduction of income inequality, or increased political participation). A number of political theorists have warned against falling prey to the fallacy of electoralism, the idea that a country is fully democratic and will stay that way for the foreseeable future just because they have instituted regular elections. Others have similarly questioned the "depth" of existing democracies, asking whether or not they are likely to survive the intense pressures generated by globalization, for example, or overcome problems such as authoritarian pasts (Chile, Argentina), governmental fragmentation (Brazil), the re-emergence of populism (Ecuador), clientelism (Mexico, Brazil), or the centralization of political power by "authoritarian democrats" (Peru).

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Por el ojo de una aguja

El trabajo aquí presentado es el resultado de un amplio proceso de investigación multidisciplinaria que se inició en el año 2003. El proyecto está inspirado en un enfoque de nueva economía política diseñado para comprender cómo, las diferentes instituciones políticas afectan los costos de…

Resp. editado por Andrés Mejía Acosta
Fecha: 2009

Agentes con poder de veto, instituciones frágiles y políticas de baja calidad (1979-2005)

Autor: Mejía Acosta, Andrés [et al.], Resumen
Este capítulo busca explicar porqué los actores políticos en el Ecuador no han logrado producir y sostener dinámicas de cooperación en torno al proceso de formulación de políticas públicas en el Ecuador. Esta dificultad de gobierno aparece especialmente urgente pese a que -o quizás precisamente porque- la democracia ecuatoriana ha experimentado con múltiples ajustes institucionales y reformas legales incluyendo la adopción de tres nuevas constituciones en tres décadas de existencia.

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La economía política del proceso presupuestario

Autor: Mejía Acosta, Andrés, Albornoz, Vicente; Araujo, María Caridad Resumen
Este documento busca llenar una brecha en la literatura académica al analizar las reglas formales, los incentivos y las dinámicas de coalición de los actores presupuestarios relevantes que estuvieron detrás del proceso de diseño, aprobación, ejecución y supervisión de los presupuestos entre mediados de los años noventa y 2006.

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