Participatory Democracy Versus Elitist Democracy
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Elitist Democracy, Civic Disengagement, and Citizen Politics in the United States -- Chapter 2 Elitist Democracy, Civic Disengagement, and Citizen Politics in Brazil -- Chapter 3 Participatory Democracy in Theory -- Chapter 4 Participatory Democracy in Practice-Brazil's Workers' Party and the Participatory Budget -- Chapter 5 The Orçamento Participativo in Betim, Minas Gerais -- Chapter 6 Examining the Claims of Proponents of the Participatory Budget -- Chapter 7 Examining the Claims of Critics of the Participatory Budget -- Chapter 8 Administering the Participatory Budget-Ideology and Dedication -- Conclusion: Participatory Democracy versus Elitist Democracy-Lessons from Brazil -- Notes -- Annex 1 Questionnaire for Delegates and Councilors of the Participatory Budget, 1998 -- Annex 2 Characteristics of 1998 OP Delegates (Respondents) in Betim and Belo Horizonte -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.