Participatory democracy by default: Land reform, social movements and the state in Brazil

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-109

  Wolford, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Land reform; Participatory democracy; Social movements; State society

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; DEMOCRACY; LAND REFORM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS; URBAN AREA;

BRAZIL; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 73549123611     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150903498770     Document Type: Article

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