The development of participatory institutions in Paraguay: a tool for democratization or state control?

Public policies in Paraguay have been historically characterized by their clientelistic nature. However, in 2016 the Ministry of Planning introduced participatory planning mechanisms that oblige local governments to submit development plans prepared by Municipal Development Councils as a condition f...

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出版年:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cal,
主要な著者: Setrini, Gustavo, Rocío Duarte-Recalde, Liliana
フォーマット: Article ou chapitre numérique
言語:Anglais
出版事項: Cahiers des Amériques latines 2019
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オンライン・アクセス:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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要約:Public policies in Paraguay have been historically characterized by their clientelistic nature. However, in 2016 the Ministry of Planning introduced participatory planning mechanisms that oblige local governments to submit development plans prepared by Municipal Development Councils as a condition for the disbursement of public funds. Can participation democratize local politics? After reviewing the history of participatory institutions in Paraguay and analyzing the political and bureaucratic conditions under which the State began to promote participatory local development planning nationwide, we conclude that the institutional power granted to the new Councils is insufficient to meaningfully redistribute power from local party officials to civil society.