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		<title>New Book on 25 Years of Participatory Budgeting</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/06/10/new-book-on-25-years-of-participatory-budgeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little while ago I mentioned the launch of the Portuguese version of the book organized by Nelson Dias, &#8220;Hope for Democracy: 25 Years of Participatory Budgeting Worldwide&#8221;. The good news is that the English version is finally out. Here&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/06/10/new-book-on-25-years-of-participatory-budgeting/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=998&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Social Accountability: What Does the Evidence Really Say?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/05/13/social-accountability-what-does-the-evidence-really-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 11:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what does the evidence about citizen engagement say? Particularly in the development world it is common to say that the evidence is &#8220;mixed&#8221;. It is the type of answer that, even if correct in extremely general terms, does not &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/05/13/social-accountability-what-does-the-evidence-really-say/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=985&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>A Review of the Evidence on Open Budgeting</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/02/18/a-review-of-the-evidence-on-open-budgeting/</link>
		<comments>http://democracyspot.net/2014/02/18/a-review-of-the-evidence-on-open-budgeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brand new. &#8220;A Review of the Evidence on Open Budgeting&#8221; is a recent report by the World Bank Institute&#8217;sCapacity Development and Results team. It explores key questions and existing evidence around the impact of open budgeting.&#160;Despite the growing body of &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/02/18/a-review-of-the-evidence-on-open-budgeting/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=956&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Participation, Transparency and Accountability: Innovations in South Korea, Brazil, and the Philippines</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/02/03/participation-transparency-and-accountability-innovations-in-south-korea-brazil-and-the-philippines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report by Brian Wampler&#160;for the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT): Citizen participation in budgetary and other fiscal processes has been expanding at international, national, and local levels over the past 15 years. The direct participation of citizens, it &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/02/03/participation-transparency-and-accountability-innovations-in-south-korea-brazil-and-the-philippines/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=924&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>When Citizen Engagement Saves Lives (and what we can learn from it)</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/01/06/when-citizen-engagement-saves-lives-and-what-we-can-learn-from-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to the relationship between participatory institutions and development outcomes, participatory budgeting stands out as one of the best examples out there. For instance, in a&#160;paper&#160;recently published in&#160;World Development, &#160;Sonia&#160;Gon&#231;alves finds that municipalities that adopted participatory budgeting in &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/01/06/when-citizen-engagement-saves-lives-and-what-we-can-learn-from-it/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=900&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>10 Most Read Posts in 2013</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a selection of the 10 most read posts at DemocracySpot in 2013. Thanks to all of those who stopped by throughout the year, and happy 2014. 1.&#160;Does transparency lead to trust? Some evidence on the&#160;subject. 2.&#160;The Foundations of &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=895&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Open Budgets in Africa: Tokenistic?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/09/20/open-budgets-in-africa-tokenistic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Andrews recently posted an interesting analysis in his blog. Measuring the difference in transparency between budget formulation and budget execution, Matt finds that &#8220;Most countries have a gap between the scores they get in transparency of budget preparation and &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/09/20/open-budgets-in-africa-tokenistic/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=851&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Does transparency lead to trust? Some evidence on the subject.</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/06/19/does-transparency-lead-to-trust-some-evidence-on-the-subject/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As open government gains traction in the international agenda, it is increasingly common to come across statements that assume a causal relationship in which transparency leads to trust in government. But to what extent are claims that transparency leads to &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/06/19/does-transparency-lead-to-trust-some-evidence-on-the-subject/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=769&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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