Participatory Democracy and Public Administration: A Study of the Budget Experience of the State of Piauí
Conexão Política, Teresina, Vol. 2, No. 1: 105-133, 2013
29 Pages Posted: 1 May 2015
Date Written: July 1, 2013
Abstract
This article analyses the experience of participatory planning in Piauí, an instrument created in 2007 to increase the participation of civil society in defining the state’s public policies. The study has two central arguments. First, the great dependence of Piauí on the resources of the federal government leaves little room for the formulation of specific public policies, hindering the implementation of policies considered to be priorities by the civil society, which participates in assemblies and councils that compose the participatory planning of the state. Second, despite the creation of the participatory institution within the state’s executive branch, we observed a lack of planning by the government in accommodating the demands of the population. The state’s departmentalised administrative structure inhibits communication between departments for the implementation of integrated policies.
Keywords: Participation; democracy; councils
JEL Classification: H50
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