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This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of how participatory governance can produce improvements in social well-being and public goods allocations. Donaghys work is a welcome addition to a growing body of work on citizen participation and participatory democracy, because it is the first book that combines large-N and case study analyses to demonstrate that these new democratic institutions generate public policies that have beneficial impacts on the lives of poor citizens.

Brian Wampler, Boise State University

This is an empirically rich and innovative mixed-method study of participatory institutions in Brazil. Donaghy does more than tell us that civic participation makes for good social policy. She presents a nuanced analysis of why that is so, breaking with commonly accepted hypotheses such as that a preexisting history of civil society mobilization determines the success of government sponsored efforts to include citizens in decision making.

Rebecca Abers, University of Braslia

Civil Society and Participatory Governance

Democratic institutions should promote accountability of government officials to the needs of citizens. Civil society plays a role in exposing corruption as well as in communicating the needs of low-income residents to officials. Neither the institutions of representative democracy nor the presence of civil society, however, appear to automatically guarantee adoption of social benefits for the poor. Can democratic institutions be created to address social challenges?

Scholars, development practitioners, donors, and activists propose participatory governance institutions as mechanisms to create accountability and responsiveness through a public forum incorporating civil society. To date, however, little comparative research exists to confirm whether these institutions do influence adoption of social policies. Maureen M. Donaghy remedies this gap by combining data from Brazils 5,564 municipalities with extensive fieldwork from five Brazilian cities to test whether participatory municipal housing councils are associated with an increase in adoption of social housing programs to benefit the poor. Housing represents an issue of critical importance in Brazil and other developing countries where large populations reside in informal settlements in unsafe and insecure conditions.

Civil Society and Participatory Governance is the first book of its kind to move the conversation beyond budgeting to other social policy areas, providing fresh theoretical and empirical insights to demonstrate that participatory governance institutions are effective mechanisms to coordinate government officials and civil society to alter policy making.

Maureen M. Donaghy is Assistant Professor at Rutgers UniversityCamden. Her research and teaching interests focus on development and civil society with an emphasis on participatory governance, urban politics, and Latin America.

Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics

1 Research and International Trade Policy Negotiations
Knowledge and Power in Latin America
Edited by Mercedes Botto

2 The United Nations in Latin America
Aiding Development
Francis Adams

3 Fear and Crime in Latin America
Redefining State-Society Relations
Luca Dammert

4 Populism in Venezuela
Ryan K. Brading

5 Civil Society and Participatory Governance
Municipal Councils and Social Housing Programs in Brazil
Maureen M. Donaghy

Civil Society and Participatory Governance

Municipal Councils and Social Housing Programs in Brazil

Maureen M. Donaghy

First published 2013
by Routledge
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Simultaneously published in the UK
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Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

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The right of Maureen M. Donaghy to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Donaghy, Maureen M.

Civil society and participatory governance : municipal councils and social housing programs in Brazil / Maureen M. Donaghy.

p. cm. (Routledge studies in Latin American politics ; 5)

1. Housing policyBrazilCitizen participation. 2. Public housingBrazil. 3. City councilsBrazil. 4. Municipal governmentBrazil 5. Civil societyBrazil. I. Title.

HD7323.A3D66 2013

320.8'54dc23

2012035701

ISBN: 978-0-415-62958-4 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-203-09801-1 (ebk)

Typeset in Sabon
by Apex CoVantage, LLC

This book is dedicated to Rob, with love always.

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Acknowledgments

I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to numerous people who contributed to the success of this project. First, I wish to acknowledge the financial support of the National Security Education Program, the University of Colorado, and Rutgers University, which allowed me to complete fieldwork in Brazil related to this project.

In Brazil, I would first and foremost like to thank my hosts in each of the cities I visited. Specifically, I would like to thank Benedito Barbosa, Evaniza Rodrigues, Maria das Graas, Luiz Herlein, Rev. Marcos Cosmo, and Marli Carrara for all their hospitality and generosity of time and spirit. This project would not have been possible without their patience and willingness to explain the housing situation and participatory process in each city. In addition, while in Brazil I had the privilege to be affiliated with the Fundao Getulo Vargas in So Paulo, and I sincerely appreciate the kindness and support of George Avelino during my stay.

At the University of Colorado at Boulder, my sincerest appreciation goes to David S. Brown for all his hard work, encouragement, and patience. His sound advice and incredible energy made this book a much better project, though any errors are of course still my own. I would also like to thank Lee Alston, Krister Andersson, Andy Baker, and Susan Clarke for all their invaluable comments and support.

Finally, I would like to thank all of my friends and family for their seemingly never-ending encouragement. In particular, I am forever grateful to my parents, Jim and Linda Donaghy, for providing me with a firm foundation, sound counsel, and an appreciation for lifelong learning. My brother, Jimi, and my sister-in-law, Bonnie, have also been a constant source of support and advice. In addition, I have been incredibly fortunate to have the encouragement of my grandparents, Mary and Tony Alberti; the extended Alberti and Donaghy families; and the whole Naranjo family. Though he is too young to know it, my son, Miles, also pushed me to finish this project while providing me with smiles and hope for the future at every turn. Last, but certainly not least, I would like to acknowledge all the sacrifice and support of my husband, Rob Naranjo. I am forever grateful to be on this journey with you.

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