Course 4339 Group Work Case 3

PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING Realities and Dynamics of Decentralisation

Amanda Teixeira

David Meister
Obinna Onukogu Umbreen Salim June 3rd, 2013

CONTENTS

1. Summary of Reference Reading by Yves Cabannes

2. Participatory Budgeting Experience in Porto Alegre

3. Broader Context of Participatory Budgeting

4. Participatory Budgeting Challenges

BROADER CONTEXT OF PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING

Three dimensions of PB Administrative - improve the efficiency of public administration (actions oriented towards public needs) Social - invert priorities (More open to vulnerable groups, tends to channel public resources towards traditionally excluded areas and neighbor hoods) political - democratizing democracy (downward accountability) interest for more votes ?

How much control do cities have over their budget?

PB and the amount of money available to debate in the forums varies. Creating revenues, Alternative taxes revenues Tax paying people able to see budgetary constrains Institutionalization of the process? different countries have different ways of looking at this matter

Seminrio de Gesto do TPP de

BRIEF SUMMARY OF REFERENCE READING BY YVES CABANNES

PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN PORTO ALEGRE - BRAZIL

THE CREATION OF PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING

- 1989: origin of Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre Brazil Porto Alegre: capital city of Rio Grande do Sul State in Brazil Historical context: democracy reconstruction

PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN PORTO ALEGRE - BRAZIL

THE BRAZILIAN PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING MODEL

1st Stage: Regional and Thematic Foruns (Budget Priorities) 2nd Stage: Municipal Budget Council (Investment Plan) 3rd Stage: Mayors Office (Negotiation and consensus Building)

4th Stage: Legislative (Budget approval)

PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN PORTO ALEGRE - BRAZIL

PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING REALITY - (UN) FULFILLED PROMISES

- Fedozzi, L. (2009): Porto Alegre P.B. :genesis, advances and limitations

Low political commitment (trust crisis); Low institutionalisation (weak autonomy); Low representativeness;

Decreasing quantitative participation (-70%);

- Coelho, M. (2009): P.B.: Obstacles and Opportunities Manipulation and political use (priorities); Information assymetry (education and capacity deficits); Low transparency and accountability (weak social control).

PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING CHALLENGES

The bridge between long-term plans and participatory budgets are the participating citizens Social control is a core element in preserving the quality of the process once the budget has been approved There is a need for more municipal instruments of evaluation and monitoring of actions. Assessment to effectively transformative potential. demonstrate the

Monitoring the changes in the composition of public spending,

Budget and its correlation with the demands made on public assemblies is way to perform this analysis.

Thank you!