How Much Has the Game Changed?: Revisiting Policymaking in Latin America a Decade Later
Jan 2017
Author(s): Jones, Mark P.
In the early 2000s the Inter-American Development Bank launched a visionary and influential research agenda that dramatically improved understanding of the policymaking process (PMP) in Latin America…
Can Institutions Cure Clientelism?: Assessing the Impact of the Australian Ballot in Brazil
Sep 2013
Author(s): Gingerich, Daniel
This paper examines how the adoption of the Australian ballot (AB), and ipso facto, the transition from the nominal to effective secret vote, shaped the nature of party politics in Brazil. Engaging…
The Brazilian Electoral Panel Studies (BEPS): Brazilian Public Opinion in the 2010 Presidential Elections
Apr 2013
Author(s): Ames, Barry; Velasques de Paula Machado, Fabiana; Rennó, Lucio; Samuels, David; Smith, Amy Erica; Zucco, Cesar
This report presents sample characteristics and summary statistics from the Brazilian Electoral Panel Study (BEPS) project. The survey, composed of three waves, was conducted in Brazil in 2010, a…
La economía política de lo posible en América Latina
Jan 2006
Author(s): Santiso, Javier
Desde la independencia, una de las obsesiones más persistentes de América fue depender de recetas milagrosas. Del estructuralismo al monetarismo, del marxismo al liberalismo, todo el continente bailó…
Diálogo social en América Latina: Un camino hacia la democracia ciudadana
Dec 2005
Author(s): Flaño Calderón, Nicolás; Piazze, Ada Inés; Zovatto G., Daniel; Varela-Erasheva, Marcelo; Barahona, Manuel A.; Gallardo, Roberto; Sojo, Carlos; de Bográn, María Antonieta; Cárleton Corrales, José; Toranzo Roca, Carlos; Sagasti, Francisco; Prada, Fernando
En 1996, el BID junto a la Corporación Justicia y Democracia de Chile, presidida por el ex presidente Patricio Aylwin, dio inicio al Proyecto Regional Diálogo de Política Social (DPS) o Iniciativa…
Assessment of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil
Apr 2005
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
The main objective of the study is to assess the extent to which participatory budgeting (OP) is fostering the efficient and democratic allocation of resources and citizen involvement in the planning…
Evaluación del presupuesto participativo en Brasil
Apr 2005
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
El objetivo principal del estudio es evaluar en qué medida el uso de la metodología de presupuesto participativo (OP) promueve una asignación de recursos eficiente y democrática y alienta la…