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Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12th Annual Conference © 2011 IAABD<br />

Besides describ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>se two processes, our proposal presents <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>tentions beh<strong>in</strong>d <strong>the</strong>se social actions<br />

and <strong>the</strong>ir correspondents stakeholders. For a matter <strong>of</strong> comparison, we consider: <strong>the</strong> process/project<br />

champion(s); <strong>the</strong> context both demands found and <strong>in</strong>stitutional; method; and qualitative results.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g we present a table with <strong>the</strong> comparisons summarized:<br />

Criterion PPAs PB<br />

Intention/Motivation Government decentralization/<br />

Local government empowerment<br />

Policymakers receive <strong>in</strong>put from<br />

citizens<br />

Optimization <strong>of</strong> policies (e.g.,<br />

<strong>in</strong>ternational aid’s prioritization)<br />

To be a path towards participatory<br />

budget (<strong>in</strong> some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cases)<br />

Government decentralization/ Local<br />

government empowerment<br />

Policymakers (e.g., municipal<br />

counselors) transfer deliberative<br />

power to citizens<br />

Response to civil society demands<br />

Re<strong>in</strong>force local bases <strong>of</strong> a political<br />

party<br />

Character Consultative, <strong>in</strong>fluential Participative and deliberative<br />

Process/project<br />

champion<br />

Context<br />

Demand<br />

Institutional environment<br />

World Bank, International<br />

Monetary Fund<br />

Poverty reduction, <strong>in</strong>fra-structure,<br />

education and health<br />

Supra governmental (i.e.,<br />

<strong>in</strong>ternational organizations foster<br />

dialogue between government and<br />

communities)<br />

Method Consultation/research lead by<br />

champion<br />

Results for citizenship Strong participation<br />

Neutral deliberation<br />

Medium development<br />

Novelty Evolution from technocratic to<br />

consulted decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance Active Active<br />

Mayors, public servants, barrio<br />

leaders<br />

Political party (i.e., Partido<br />

Trabalhadores)<br />

Infra-structure, hous<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

opportunities<br />

Government will<strong>in</strong>gness (not<strong>in</strong>stitutionalized)<br />

to allow<br />

communities to have a “say” <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

political/city decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g process<br />

regard<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> budget’s prioritization<br />

Participation and deliberation lead by<br />

representatives and oriented by public<br />

servants<br />

Strong participation<br />

Strong deliberation<br />

Strong development<br />

Evolution from representative to<br />

participative/deliberative local<br />

democracy<br />

Table 1: Comparison between <strong>the</strong> Participatory Poverty Assessments (PPAs) and <strong>the</strong> Participatory Budget<br />

(PB)<br />

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