Title:
Political organization in multi-level settings : Mexican and Latin American parties and party systems after decentralization
Authors:
Harbers, Imke
Place:
Leiden
Publisher:
Leiden university
Year:
2010
PAGE:
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Subject:
Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
Keywords:
political representation, political power, local government, public finance, decentralization in government, mexico, latin america
Abstract:
Evidence from Mexico is used to demonstrate that decentralization more resources available locally, thus reshaping the context within which parties organize.The central contention is that a high level of decentralization can undermine the formation of nationalized party systems and cohesive parties.
URL:
https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/handle/1887/15289
Document type:
Portal