Participatory governance mechanisms have been widely promoted in developing countries.
They are claimed to bring about several public policy benefits, including increased …

The last 20 years have witnessed an impressive outpouring of comparative politics research
examining urban politics in the developing world. This research advances our …

We inhabit a perpetually accelerating and increasingly interconnected world, with new
ideas, fads, and fashions moving at social-media speed. New policy ideas, especially “ideas …

Throughout the twentieth century, much of the population in Latin America lacked access to
social protection. Since the 1990s, however, social policy for millions of outsiders-rural …

We evaluate the role of a new type of democratic institution, participatory budgeting (PB), for
improving citizens' well-being. Participatory institutions are said to enhance governance …

Este artículo examina intentos encaminados a introducir mecanismos de participación en el
proceso del presupuesto en gobiernos locales. La hipótesis general es que el diseño y los …

3 The CR (in Ciudad Guayana) and the FA both started their participation programs in 1990,
having been elected in 1989. For a comparison of the two Venezuelan cases, see López …

Participatory governance is said to enhance governance, citizens' empowerment, and the
quality of democracy, creating a virtuous cycle to improve the well-being of the poor …

Latin America is the most urbanised of the developing areas of the world, with around 85%
of its 604 million citizens (in 2017) living in cities. The region is marked by the most extreme …

A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
publication Participatory Budgeting—the experiment in democracy that could redefine how …