Abstract
Participatory Budgeting (PB) has been proposed as a tool to increase popular participation in democratic decision-making at local levels, and even as a vector of structural change in urban governance systems. Since it was first introduced in 1989 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, it has been adopted by over 200 other municipalities in that country and inspired similar experiments around the world. In this chapter, we describe the general rules and structures followed in the process of PB and its intended effects on urban governance. Looking specifically at the experience in Belo Horizonte, a Brazilian city renowned for implementing both a PB and innovative food policies, the chapter considers the potential and limitations of this tool in advancing good urban food governance.
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