"Devoting particular emphasis to Bolivia, Chile, and Mexico, proposes a theory of civil society to explain the economic and political challenges for continuing democratization in Latin America"--Provided by publisher.

Civil society and the social construction of citizenship -- Controlled inclusion and the elusive goal of citizenship as agency -- Dictatorship or democracy : the rise of neopluralism and citizenship as consumption -- Testing the limits of citizenship : Chile's democratic transition -- The failure of citizenship : Bolivia's popular participation law -- The promise of citizenship : civil society and Mexico's transition to democracy -- Latin America's democratic crossroads : the challenge of making civil society relevant.