On a chilly evening in late May, hundreds of Porto Alegre, Brazil, residents packed into the Cecores gymnasium of the working-class neighborhood of Restinga for their yearly regional Participatory Budgeting (PB) assembly. Mayor José Fogaça and his PB team sat before them at long tables. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the process in this southern city. The lively crowd… return to article
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Reader Comments (4)Page 1 of 1 pagesthe problem is most people are not able to budget.
Posted by Willow Whispers on Jul 13, 2009 at 8:30 PM We tend to get lost in our own country and problems that we don’t realize what is happening around the world….so thanks for posting this news.
Posted by hardgainer002 on Jul 17, 2009 at 3:23 PM making a budget is something that as always helped us out!
Posted by Patrick Neal on Jul 26, 2009 at 3:32 PM all the time we need to budget our expense. particularly not abusive on what we earn. just matter of human being to manage his money for his needs and wants.im more saved women on earth.. i cant buy car huhuhuh.. thank uu..
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