Resumen

ROLNIK, RAQUEL. La democracia en el filo de la navaja: límites y posibilidades para la implementación de una agenda de reforma urbana en Brasil. EURE (Santiago) [online]. 2009, vol.35, n.104, pp.5-28. ISSN 0250-7161.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612009000100001.

In Brazil the 1990s constituted years of institutional achievements in the fields of housing and urban rights, given the incorporation of the principles of the social function of cities and property, the recognition of tenure rights for slum dwellers and the direct participation of citizens in the decision making process of urban policies, within the 1988 Constitution. These proposals have become the pillars of the Urban Reform agenda which has penetrated the federal government apparatus since the creation of the Ministry of Cities under Lula's administration. The article evaluates the limits and possibilities for the implementation of this agenda through the analysis of two policies proposed by the Ministry: the National Council of Cities and the campaign for Participatory Master Plans. The approach is based on the organization of the Brazilian State in terms of urban development, the relationship with the political system and the characteristics of Brazilian democracy.

Palabras clave : participatory planning; urban policy democracy.

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