Title: The uneven reach of decentralization : a case study among indigenous peoples in the Bolivian Amazon

Authors: Reyes-Garcيa, Victoria

Place: [Beverly Hills, CA etc.]

Publisher: Sage

Year: cop. 2010

Journal: International political science review

Volume: vol. 31, no. 2

PAGE: 229--243

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: rural areas, legislation, information exchange, decentralization in government, bolivia

Abstract: A study among Tsimane adults in lowland Bolivia shows that nine years after the passage of the decentralization laws, knowledge about those reforms had only partially reached them. Political authorities should address the structural limitations of the dissemination of political knowledge.

URL: http://www.tsimane.org/publications/229-243_IPS-364257.pdf

Document type: Portal