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Participative budgeting in Belo Horizonte: democratization and citizenship

Paulo Roberto Paix"o Bretas

Secretario Municipal Adjunto, Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte,Av. Afonso Pena 1212 (5 andar, sala 512), Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Fax: (55) 31 277 4355

This paper describes how a government elected to power in Belo Horizonte in 1993 introduced a participative budget. This not only meant a much greater involvement by citizens and community organizations in determining priorities but also a more transparent and accountable form of government. The paper describes also how this innovation changed the priorities in public spending.

Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 8, No. 1, 213-222 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/095624789600800103
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