Participatory Budgeting in Brazil

Participatory Budgeting in Brazil, volume 1, examines the complex evolution of democratic institutions within Latin America. Following the transition from authoritarianism in the 1980s and 1990s, many municipalities sought new methods to involve lower socioeconomic groups in governance. This political science text focuses on the phenomenon of participatory budgeting, which originated in Porto Alegre and eventually spread to hundreds of cities. The book analyzes how these experimental processes function within the broader context of political economy and public policy.

Brian Wampler provides a comparative study of eight different Brazilian municipalities to evaluate the success of these programs. This work in comparative politics and