Participatory democracy and effective policy: Is there a link? Evidence from rural Peru

World Development

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 280-292

  Jaramillo, Miguel ^a   Wright, Glenn Daniel ^b  

^a Group for the Analysis of Development Lima   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Democracy; Governance; Latin America; Participation; Peru

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DECENTRALIZATION; DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RURAL AREA;

LATIN AMERICA; PERU;

EID: 84907788103     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.08.011     Document Type: Article

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