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Urban Spaces and the Public Sphere: Institutional Design of Democratic Decentralization

Urban Spaces and the Public Sphere: Institutional Design of Democratic Decentralization

José G. Vargas-Hernández, Omar C. Vargas-González
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781799890836|ISBN10: 179989083X|EISBN13: 9781799890843
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9083-6.ch016
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Vargas-Hernández, José G., and Omar C. Vargas-González. "Urban Spaces and the Public Sphere: Institutional Design of Democratic Decentralization." Handbook of Research on Challenges in Public Economics in the Era of Globalization, edited by Şahin Akkaya and Başak Ergüder, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 258-277. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9083-6.ch016

APA

Vargas-Hernández, J. G. & Vargas-González, O. C. (2022). Urban Spaces and the Public Sphere: Institutional Design of Democratic Decentralization. In Ş. Akkaya & B. Ergüder (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Challenges in Public Economics in the Era of Globalization (pp. 258-277). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9083-6.ch016

Chicago

Vargas-Hernández, José G., and Omar C. Vargas-González. "Urban Spaces and the Public Sphere: Institutional Design of Democratic Decentralization." In Handbook of Research on Challenges in Public Economics in the Era of Globalization, edited by Şahin Akkaya and Başak Ergüder, 258-277. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9083-6.ch016

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to conduct a critical analysis based on the institutional design of the democratic processes of the public sphere and urban spaces in the empowerment of local governments. The approach is a theoretical construction after reviewing some important developments in the issues of the roles of the state, economy, civil society, and the media on the decentralization processes of empowerment of local governments in their public spheres and urban spaces. This critical analysis is sustained on the political ideology, macro institutional design, political leadership, and authority developed by the New Left´s theoretical approach. With this critical analysis, it is intended to further develop the ongoing debate on democratic decentralization and the implications of the roles of the state, economy, civil society, and the media on the public sphere and urban spaces in the empowerment of local governments.

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