Popular Participation in Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Elite Capture or Populist Mobilization?

• In Event: The Political Economy of Public Policies in Latin America

Brief Overview

The Law of Popular Participation (LPP) was enacted in Bolivia in an effort to decentralize political power. This paper aims to address whether this participatory institution has been prone to elite capture.

Authors

• Tara Grillos, Purdue University

• Chiara Cervini, Purdue University