Neoliberalism and local governance: Radical developments in Latin America

Mike Geddes

Urban Studies, 2014, vol. 51, issue 15, 3147-3163

Abstract: In parts of Latin America, new developments in, and struggles over, governance at the local level have emerged as part of political and policy paradigms which to a greater or lesser degree reject neoliberalism. They can be found in a range of contexts, take a variety of different forms, and have experienced differing outcomes. This article critically explores a number of these developments. It argues that, both practically and conceptually, these developments expand the parameters of what is usually thought of as local governance, and may be of increasing relevance as the impact of the post-2008 financial crisis and economic depression creates conditions in parts of the north more comparable to those in which radical alternatives emerged in Latin America.

Keywords: horizontalism; local governance; local state; neoliberalism; social movements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098013516811

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