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POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATIONDel dicho al hechoManual de buenas prácticas para la participación demujeres en los partidos políticos latinoamericanos(From Words to Action: Best Practices for Women’sParticipation in Political Parties in Latin America)2008, 64 pp(includes CD-ROM)ISBN 978-91-85724-40-6FreeEs EnThis manual provides political parties with the meansto implement concrete strategies for achieving equalityfor women in party organizations and in access topositions of power and representation. The manualanalyses the progress made by, and the challenges stillfacing, women in politics in 18 countries in the region,and draws region-wide lessons.Democracy at the Local LevelHerramientas para la construcción del Estadoautonómico en Bolivia(Tools for Building an Autonomous State in Bolivia)2010, 265 ppISBN 978-91-86565-00-8FreeEsThe institutional and legal aspects of the constructionand consolidation of Bolivia’s autonomousgovernments are a tremendous challenge. Politicalstrategy and vision must be combined with efficientand effective public administration. This publicationexamines two of Bolivia’s key issues: (a) the jurisdictionsystem and the mechanisms that will be used tomanage it, and (b) the time lag and contradictionsbetween the Autonomous Statutes adopted in fourBolivian departments (regions) and the nationalconstitution.44