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Title: Reclaim the State: Experiments in Popular Democracy by Hilary Wainwright ISBN: 1-85984-689-0 Publisher: Verso Pub. Date: 31 July, 2033 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)

Rating: 3
Summary: Expected a Bit More - More of the World That Is
Comment: The subject of this book - ways that communities are developing their own democratic spaces - is an important one that I am particularly interested in, as a political activist. I have to say that I was a bit disappointed by the lack of breadth in the different communities covered. I was expecting a survey of experiments in democracy around the world. What Wainwright presented was an example from Argentina, an altogether too brief reference to Brazil, and then several examples from the UK.

She teaches in the UK, so the focus is not surprising. But that focus was off-putting to someone (like me) not terribly familiar with the structure of local government in the UK. She explained the specifics of the Argentinian political fora well enough, but I think that she presumed to be writing for a British audience.

If you must read everything on this subject (creating more direct democracy in your own community) or you are a community activist in the UK, I think that this book is worthwhile. Others in the rest of the world may not find enough in this book to engage and energize them.

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