# Participatory Budgeting in Brazil, Vol. 1

By **Brian Wampler**

- ISBN-13: 9780271032535
- Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 328
- Published: 15 Nov 2010
- Language: en
- Price: £38.99 (new)
- Categories: Linguistics, History, Language Arts & Disciplines, World, Medical, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Health, Political Ideologies, Latin America, Comparative Politics, Political Process, Caribbean & Latin American, Democracy, Public Affairs & Administration, Economic Policy, Political Economy, Central America, City Planning & Urban Development

## About this book

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

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