Traditional Governance, Citizen Engagement, and Local Public Goods: Evidence from Mexico

World Development

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-93

  Díaz Cayeros, Alberto ^a   Magaloni, Beatriz ^b   Ruiz Euler, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Latin America; Mexico; Participatory democracy; Public goods; Traditional government

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC GOODS; SERVICE PROVISION;

LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; OAXACA;

EID: 84885038554     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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