Empowering Institutions: Indigenous Lessons and Policy Perils
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-17, 03:01authored byEversole, R
Robyn Eversole explores how indigenous movements see institutional change as key to development and empowerment, examining the recent Bolivian experience. In Bolivia, a country where the majority of citizens are indigenous peoples, there have been significant efforts to re-design governing institutions in more culturally relevant and locally accessible ways. The Bolivian experience shows that institutions can indeed become more participatory, but that the link between institutional change and poverty reduction depends on complex dynamics at both micro and macro scales. Eversole argues that understanding the 'culture' of institutions is central to the quest to empower poor communities.
History
Publication title
Development
Volume
53
Pagination
77-82
ISSN
1011-6370
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Place of publication
Australia
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