Participatory Budgeting in Case Study Municipalities 4A.1 Achievements ofand Lessons from Citizen Participation in

TABLE 3.2 Key Aspects ofInstitutional Design and Measures ofSuccess ofParticipatory Budgeting in Case Study Municipalities

Country/ Formality of Decision-making Expansion/redistribution municipality structure power Participation rate ofservices Transparency

Bolivia Curahuara de

Carangas Formal – High High High High El Alto Formal – Medium High Some Improved Tarabuco Formal Medium High Some Low Guatemala La Union Informal Medium Low? Some Improved Panajachel Formal – Medium Low? Some Improved Nicaragua EstelÍ Formal – Medium High Some Improved Nandaime Formal Low Low/medium? Low Low Santo Tomás Formal – Medium High? Some Improved Peru Huaccana Informal High Very high High High Ilo Informal High Very high High High Independencia Formal – High Medium Some Improved Limatambo Informal High High High High Santo Domingo Formal – High High High High Villa El Salvador Informal Medium Very high High High

Source: Bolivia: WBI (2002, 2003, 2004b, 2004c, n.d.-b); Guatemala: Fundemos (2003), WBI (2004a, 2004d, 2004e); Nicaragua: Pineda Gadea (2003, 2004), WBI (2004f, 2004g); Peru: Ventura Egoávil (2003, 2004a, 2004b, 2004c, 2004d, 2004e, 2004f). Lessons from Latin America’s Experience with Participatory Budgeting

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