Participatory Budgeting and Public Expenditure

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Contents
Principles and Approaches of Participatory Budgeting 5
Introduction 5
An innovation from the South 5
Primarily a Brazilian phenomenon 5
From definition to aim 6
A well-structured process 6
The Participation pyramid – an original structure 7
Annual budget cycle 7
Democratic, re-distributive and technical lines 8
Multiple participatory models 8
An evolving system 9
Participation – a school of democracy 9
The real-life advantages of participatory budgets 10
INTRODUCTION TO PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING 11
The Difference between Traditional and Participatory Budgeting 14
Participatory Budgeting as an Innovative Local Governance Approach 15
Participatory Budgeting and Public Participation 16
Participatory Budgeting and Equity 16
Participatory Budgeting and Effectiveness 17
Participatory Budgeting and Accountability 17
Participatory Budgeting and Security 18
Additional Benefits of Participatory Budgeting 19
Participatory Budgeting, Localization of the Millennium Development Goals 24
BUDGET AND BUDGETING CONCEPTS 28
Purpose of a Budget 29
Budgets and Accountability 31
Stages of the Traditional Budget Cycle 32
The Administrative Process of the Traditional Budget Cycle 34
Key Players in the Budgeting Process: The Case of South Africa 35
THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING CYCLE 38
KEY DIMENSIONS OF PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING 46
The Role of Local Government in Participation 49
The Financial Dimension 51
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING 66
Interest of Civil Society Organizations and the Citizenry 69
Shared Definition of the Rules on the

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