The Rise, Spread, and Decline of Brazil’s Participatory Budgeting

Wampler, Brian; Goldfrank, Benjamin

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“…The programs make it possible to generate citizen co-optation, in which the government's agenda supplants citizens' interests (Wampler, 2008b). In many places, PB has increasingly been used as a political tool rather than a democratic effort, which was its original purpose (Wampler & Goldfrank, 2022). In this context, the term "political tool" refers to a somewhat negative view, considering its use only as a "political brand" without the intention of its adoption being effective.…”

Section: Social Participation Mechanismsmentioning

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“…With the creation of the PB, Brazilian municipalities were, for many years, at the forefront of this participatory turn, whose mechanism was widely disseminated to other countries, with almost 12,000 programs in 71 nations (Dias, Enríquez, & Júlio, 2019). In contradiction, after a long period of growth, the best-known Brazilian democratic innovation almost disappeared from Brazil (Wampler & Goldfrank, 2022). PB's diffusion continues to occur worldwide which leaves an important question: why have so many Brazilian municipal governments stopped using PB?…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Perhaps due to the low effectiveness results, recent literature has consistently shown a decline in the adoption of participatory budgeting, which has been identified as being in a "terminal phase, " especially in Brazil (Wampler & Goldfrank, 2022). Some explanations for the decline are beginning to be investigated.…”

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“…First, recent economic crises restrict the margin of discretion for participatory budget discussion processes and make each sector seek to protect its share of the budget, reducing the relevance of the process (Peres, 2020). Second, the low flexibility in the allocation of budget resources, a consequence of the excess of linkages, and a high level of decision centralization have also contributed as well as the low political returns brought by the adoption of PB (Wampler & Goldfrank, 2022).…”

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Political effects on the discontinuation of participatory budgeting in municipalities

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The article analyzes the factors associated with the discontinuation of participatory budgeting (PB) in Brazilian municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants between 2000 and 2016. We used econometric models to estimate PB’s discontinuation based on political explanatory variables and people’s local participation. The results indicate that discontinuation is associated: (i) positively with the election of a different local government, regardless of the winning party’s ideology; (ii) positively with the election of a local government with a left-wing ideology’; (iii) negatively with the election of a non-left-wing local government; (iv) positively with the election of a left-wing local government replacing another left-wing government. Changes in local government where other non-left-wing parties replace non-left-wing parties had no significant effect on discontinuation. The results contribute to our knowledge by showing the local and contextual factors that explain the discontinuation of participatory budgeting; this should help guide the design of participatory public policies and allow practitioners to reflect on the mechanisms that could be adopted locally to avoid discontinuation. The article also contributes to the literature by demonstrating the association between discontinuation and changes in left-wing local governments, which may prompt future research, given the unexpected result.

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Section: Social Participation Mechanismsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…Mesmo com sua ampla e rápida difusão entre os países (Baiocchi & Ganuza, 2014), os resultados alcançados têm sido divergentes (Wampler, 2003(Wampler, , 2008, o que tem gerado descontinuidades, sobretudo no Brasil (de Renzio et al, 2019;Wampler & Goldfrank, 2022). Entre as dificuldades, a literatura discute (i) que o tempo para a participação é limitado (Uittenbroek et al, 2019); (ii) as expectativas dos participantes não são atendidas gerando frustração, levando-os a desistir da participação (Mcnulty, 2019;Paulin, 2019;Pires, 2011); (iii) seu uso como uma ferramenta política, ao invés de um esforço democrático, que era seu propósito original (Dias, 2018), levando ao afastamento de cidadãos não interessados em política partidária (de Renzio et al, 2019); (iv) baixo apoio do Poder Legislativo, que apresenta resistências ao perceber que o mecanismo participativo os marginalizava (Baiocchi & Ganuza, 2014); (v) complexidade da informação orçamentária, que possui jargões e conteúdos técnicos e complexos para cidadãos comuns, que em geral não estão dispostos a dedicar o tempo e o esforço necessários para aprender sobre o tema (Ebdon & Franklin, 2006;Wang & Niu, 2020).…”

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O orçamento participativo e a dinâmica orçamentária no setor público

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Este artigo discute o orçamento participativo por uma ótica pouco explorada pela literatura: a dimensão do orçamento. A literatura que trata o orçamento participativo em geral foca no lado da participação, buscando analisar quais são os seus determinantes, barreiras para a adoção, e efeitos causados pela participação. O objetivo do artigo é trazer reflexões sobre a participação no ciclo orçamentário, analisando possíveis formas de participação em cada etapa, em que se busca trazer reflexões tanto para pesquisas quanto para os adotantes de mecanismos de orçamento participativo. Adicionalmente, indicamos caminhos ainda pouco explorados pela literatura sobre orçamento participativo.

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The cost of participation: An analysis of the financial dimensions of participatory budgets in Portugal

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2023

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Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic innovation that allows citizens to deliberate about a share of the public budget. Portugal was one of the most influent countries in this field in the last decade, as PB was implemented at multiple levels. However, few studies have made in‐depth research on the financial dimensions of PB, which raises interest as to whether and how citizens' voice has had a significant impact on policy‐making. To fill in this gap, this article considers the financial asset of local, regional, and national PBs in Portugal up to the disruption of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Our methodological approach relies on both quantitative data analyzed through Geographical Information Systems and descriptive statistics, and qualitative data retrieved from document analysis. Findings are discussed through four different stages of dissemination in the country, and show that despite significant advancements in this field, impacts in the financial dimensions lay behind expectations.

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The Rise, Spread, and Decline of Brazil’s Participatory Budgeting

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Political effects on the discontinuation of participatory budgeting in municipalities

Political effects on the discontinuation of participatory budgeting in municipalities

O orçamento participativo e a dinâmica orçamentária no setor público

The cost of participation: An analysis of the financial dimensions of participatory budgets in Portugal

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