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The Porto Alegre Alternative
Direct Democracy in ActionIIRE (International Institute for Research and Education) 1. Aufl.
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124,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Pluto Press |
| Format: | |
| Veröffentl.: | 20.09.2004 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781849644846 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 176 |
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Beschreibungen
Porto Alegre in Brazil is famous as the city that pioneered a revolutionary kind of local democracy. Started over a decade ago by the municipal administration of the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT), this process - called the 'participatory budget' - has steadily attracted attention from around the world, including the UN and even the financial press.
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<br> This is the first book in English that allows the creators of the participatory budget to explain the process for themselves - what it is, how it is achieved, what benefits it brings. Written by key figures from Porto Alegre - including the former mayor and the head of the City Planning Office - it provides a unique insight into the revolutionary democratic changes that have proved such a success. It is also a practical how-to-do-it guide that will help local communities and policy-makers put these ideas into action.
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<br> The Porto Alegre experience shows that a truly different kind of political democracy is possible - it presents a real alternative to the current model of liberal representative democracy that has been eroded by unelected transnational institutions and multinational corporations.
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<br> This is the first book in English that allows the creators of the participatory budget to explain the process for themselves - what it is, how it is achieved, what benefits it brings. Written by key figures from Porto Alegre - including the former mayor and the head of the City Planning Office - it provides a unique insight into the revolutionary democratic changes that have proved such a success. It is also a practical how-to-do-it guide that will help local communities and policy-makers put these ideas into action.
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<br> The Porto Alegre experience shows that a truly different kind of political democracy is possible - it presents a real alternative to the current model of liberal representative democracy that has been eroded by unelected transnational institutions and multinational corporations.
First English-language guide to the new form of democractic government pioneered in Porto Alegre, Brazil
List of Tables and Figures
<br> IIRE Notebooks for Study and Research
<br> Foreword
<br> Acknowledgements
<br> List of Abbreviations
<br> Prologue: The View from Below (Interview)
<br> Part I. The Participatory Budget – Origins, Aims and Ambiguities (Iain Bruce)
<br> 1. Participatory Democracy - The Debate
<br> 2. From First Steps to Final Strategies
<br> Part II. How It Works
<br> 3. Basic Principles (Ubiratan de Souza)
<br> 4. Porto Alegre: The City Budget (André Passos Cordeiro)
<br> 5. The PB in Two Other Cities (Interview with Edinho Silva; Pepe Vargas)
<br> 6. On a Bigger Scale: Rio Grande do Sul and nationwide (Ubiratan de Souza)
<br> Part III. What It Means
<br> 7. Participatory Democracy and Local Power (Raul Pont)
<br> 8. Theses on Local Government and the Struggle for Socialism (Raul Pont)
<br> 9. The Question of Democracy Today (Raul Pont)
<br> 10. Socialism and the PT’s Experience in Local Government (João Machado)
<br> Notes
<br> Bibliography
<br> Index
<br> IIRE Notebooks for Study and Research
<br> Foreword
<br> Acknowledgements
<br> List of Abbreviations
<br> Prologue: The View from Below (Interview)
<br> Part I. The Participatory Budget – Origins, Aims and Ambiguities (Iain Bruce)
<br> 1. Participatory Democracy - The Debate
<br> 2. From First Steps to Final Strategies
<br> Part II. How It Works
<br> 3. Basic Principles (Ubiratan de Souza)
<br> 4. Porto Alegre: The City Budget (André Passos Cordeiro)
<br> 5. The PB in Two Other Cities (Interview with Edinho Silva; Pepe Vargas)
<br> 6. On a Bigger Scale: Rio Grande do Sul and nationwide (Ubiratan de Souza)
<br> Part III. What It Means
<br> 7. Participatory Democracy and Local Power (Raul Pont)
<br> 8. Theses on Local Government and the Struggle for Socialism (Raul Pont)
<br> 9. The Question of Democracy Today (Raul Pont)
<br> 10. Socialism and the PT’s Experience in Local Government (João Machado)
<br> Notes
<br> Bibliography
<br> Index
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