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There is an extensive literature on both the theory and practice of PB. Below is an abridged list of key publications.| General Information |
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General Information
- 72 Frequently Asked Questions about Participatory Budgeting, UN-Habitat, 2004.
- A Guide to Participatory Budgeting, Brian Wampler, 2000.
- The Participatory Budgeting Toolkit, The PB Unit, 2009.
PB in Porto Alegre
- The Citizens of Porto Alegre, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Boston Review, 2006.
- Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre: Toward a Redistributive Democracy, Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Politics & Society, 1998.
- Militants and Citizens: The Politics of Participatory Democracy in Porto Alegre, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, 2005.
- Inventing Local Democracy: Grassroots Politics in Brazil, Rebecca Neaera Abers, 2000.
- Participation, Activism, and Politics: The Porto Alegre Experiment, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, in Deepening Democracy: Institutional Innovations in Empowered Participatory Governance, 2003.
PB in North America
- Participatory Budgeting in North America: The Case of Guelph, Canada, Elizabeth Pinnington, Josh Lerner and Daniel Schugurensky, 2009.
- Could Participatory Budgeting Work in the United States? Gianpaolo Baiocchi and Josh Lerner, The Good Society, 2007
- Let the People Decide: Transformative Community Development through Participatory Budgeting in Canada, Josh Lerner, Shelterforce, 2006.
- Participatory Budgeting in Canada: Democratic Innovations in Strategic Spaces, Josh Lerner and Estair Van Wagner, The Transnational Institute, 2006.
Other Case Studies
- Radicals in Power: The Workers’ Party (PT) and Experiments in Urban Democracy in Brazil, Gianpaolo Baiocchi (ed.), 2003.
- Assessment of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil. Center for Urban Development Studies, Harvard University, 2003.
- Participatory Budgets in Europe: Between Efficiency and Growing Local Democracy, Giovanni Allegretti and Carsten Herzberg, The Transnational Institute, 2007.
- e-Participatory Budgeting: e-Democracy from Theory to Success? Tiago Piexoto, e-Democracy Center, 2008.
- Civil Society, Public Space and Local Power: a study of the Participatory Budget in Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre, Leonardo Avritzer, 2000.
Youth PB
- Children and Young People Build Participatory Democracy in Latin American Cities, Yves Cabannes, Children, Youth and Environments, 2005.
- Citizenship Knows No Age: Children’s Participation in the Governance and Municipal Budget of Barra Mansa, Brazil, Eliana Guerra, Environment and Urbanization, 2002.
Videos
A short overview of PB experiences in Britain.
A feature-length documentary with a section on participatory budgeting, including documentation from Porto Alegre.
One of many promotional videos made for the PB in Seville, Spain. This video links to the other videos as well.
More Literature
The following websites have bibliographies listing additional PB articles and books.
Participatory Budgeting in Chicago
Since the beginning of 2009, we have worked with Alderman Joe Moore and community leaders to launch the first participatory budgeting process in the US, with the Alderman's $1.3 million ward budget.
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