Participatory Budget (PB) after twenty years of experiences in Brazil: more quality for the Municipal Budget Management?

Authors

  • Valdemir Pires UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA - FCLAR/UNESP
  • Larissa De Jesus Martins UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA - FCLAR/UNESP

Keywords:

Public finance, Public Budget, Budget management, Participatory Budget, Local government, Popular Participation

Abstract

This article consists on an analysis of dissertations and thesis on Participatory Budget (PB) in post-graduation courses in Brazil (from the CAPES data bank), from 2000 to 2009. It also makes the evolution of works explicit, the institutions where they were carried out, and the area in which they were produced. Results show that the Participatory Budget has not been often evaluated, understood and explained in terms of its finance and budget technical dimension, in spite of there are two decades studies have been carried out regarding this method on budget management in Brazil. Finally, the importance of understanding aspects on PB must be taken into consideration when carrying out new studies.

Author Biographies

Valdemir Pires, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA - FCLAR/UNESP

Professor da Faculdade de Ciências e Letras da Universidade Estadual Paulista - FCLAR/UNESP, Brasil. Economista e Pesquisador-líder do Grupo de Pesquisa sobre Controle Social do Gasto Público - GPCGP/UNESP. Possui doutorado em Educação pela Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba – UNIMEP, Brasil. Desenvolveu numerosas atividades de assessoria e consultoria em finanças e orçamentação públicas municipais, tendo sido Secretário de Finanças e Patrimônio do Município de Piracicaba SP.

Larissa De Jesus Martins, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA - FCLAR/UNESP

Discente do Curso de Graduação em Administração Pública da Faculdade de Ciências e Letras da Univesidade Estadual Paulista - FCLAR/UNESP, Brasil. Estudante-pesquisadora do Grupo de Pesquisa sobre Controle Social do Gasto Público - GPCGP/UNESP.

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Published

10-03-2012

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2011): Julho/Dezembro - 2011

Section

Articles

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