ISBN:
9781108675949
,
9781108493147
,
9781108717335
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 353 Seiten)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Wampler, Brian Democracy at work
DDC:
306.20981
Keywords:
Democracy Social aspects
;
Income distribution
;
Public health
;
Women and democracy
;
Education and state
;
Politische Beteiligung
;
Ursache
;
Erziehung
;
Bildung
;
Gesundheit
;
Frau
;
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
;
Sozioökonomischer Wandel
;
Entwicklung
;
Humankapital
;
Auswirkung
;
Wirkung
;
Demokratisierung
;
Democracy ; Social aspects ; Brazil
;
Income distribution ; Brazil
;
Public health ; Brazil
;
Women and democracy ; Brazil
;
Education and state ; Brazil
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Brazil ; Social policy
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Brazil ; Social conditions ; 21st century
;
Brazil Social policy
;
Brazil Social conditions 21st century
;
Brasilien
;
Brasilien
;
Sozialpolitik
;
Demokratie
Abstract:
One of the greatest challenges in the twenty-first century is to address large, deep, and historic deficits in human development. Democracy at Work explores a crucial question: how does democracy, with all of its messy, contested, and, time-consuming features, advance well-being and improve citizens' lives? Professors Brian Wampler, Natasha Borges Sugiyama, and Michael Touchton argue that differences in the local robustness of three democratic pathways - participatory institutions, rights-based social programs, and inclusive state capacity - best explain the variation in how democratic governments improve well-being. Using novel data from Brazil and innovative analytic techniques, the authors show that participatory institutions permit citizens to express voice and exercise vote, inclusive social programs promote citizenship rights and access to public resources, and more capable local states use public resources according to democratic principles of rights protections and equal access. The analysis uncovers how democracy works to advance capabilities related to poverty, health, women's empowerment, and education.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Oct 2019)
DOI:
10.1017/9781108675949
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108675949
