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Problems and Purpose

The participatory budgeting process in Bagé, located in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, was initiated in 2009 and is still ongoing.

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities 

Participant Recruitment and Selection 

Methods and Tools Used 

This initiative is an example of participatory budgeting, an increasingly common method of democratic innovation broadly described as "a decision-making process through which citizens deliberate and negotiate over the distribution of public resources." There are many benefits associated with participatory budgeting including increased civic and democratic education; increased government transparency; and an increased opportunity for participation by historically marginalized populations. [1] 

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects 

Analysis and Lessons Learned 

See Also

Participatory Budgeting  

Participatory Budgeting: Porto Alegre 2005-2007 

References

External Links

http://www.spadap.com/data-collection-projects/the-brazilian-participato... [Participatory Budgeting Census 2012]

http://paperroom.ipsa.org/papers/paper_18448.pdf http://paperroom.ipsa.org/papers/paper_18448.pdfhttp://paperroom.ipsa.org/papers/paper_18448.pdf

Notes

Preparing a write-up of this case will require knowledge of Portuguese & significant primary research (PBcensus 3 - requires significant research). Although there are no existing case studies in English on Bagé, the city was surveyed in the Participatory Budgeting Census 2012 (Spada et al. 2012). Three other types of cases have been conducted using the information contained in the Participatory Budgeting Census 2012 that are tagged for easier retrieval in the following way:

• PBcensus 1 - complete raw data
• PBcensus 2 - requires phone call
• PBcensus 3 - requires significant research

Lead Image: Participatory Budgeting Rio Grande do Sul https://goo.gl/UChLvE