Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: Contestation, Cooperation, and Accountability

Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: Contestation, Cooperation, and Accountability

by Brian Wampler
Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: Contestation, Cooperation, and Accountability

Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: Contestation, Cooperation, and Accountability

by Brian Wampler

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Overview

In this first comparative study of the phenomenon, Brian Wampler draws evidence from eight municipalities in Brazil to show the varying degrees of success and failure Participatory Budgeting has experienced.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780271032535
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Publication date: 11/15/2010
Pages: 328
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Brian Wampler is Associate Professor of Political Science at Boise State University.

Table of Contents

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

List of Acronyms

Acknowledgments

1. Extending Citizenship and Accountability Through Participatory Budgeting

2. Participatory Budgeting: Rules of the Game

3. Authority, Negotiation, and Solidarity: PB Delegates’ Attitudes and Behaviors

4. Porto Alegre and Ipatinga: The Successful Delegation of Authority and the Use of Contentious Politics (Among Friends)

5. Blumenau and Rio Claro: Weak Mayoral Support and the Absence of Contentious Politics

6. São Paulo and Santo André: Co-optation, Limited Delegation, and Signaling

7. Belo Horizonte and Recife: Contentious Politics and Mayoral Shifts

8. Deepening Democracy Through the Expansion of Citizenship Rights and Accountability

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

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