Abstract

RENDON CORONA, Armando. Distributive Justice. Participatory Budget in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Polis [online]. 2006, vol.2, n.1, pp.217-244. ISSN 2594-0686.

Distributive Justice is a concept related to the participatory system of budget distribution emerged in Porto Alegre, Brazil, from which is extended to many other cities and municipalities all over Latin America. The article explains how a structure of participatory citizenship process social demands, how there is a classificatory scale to process the priorities related to the distribution of public expenditure in short and long terms. The general criteria to decide the allocation of resources, and social deliberation about the use of tax revenues are all herein discussed. It also deals with the problems arisen in the operation of this model and its future challenges. The article pays attention to the technical aspects of the new system of participatory democracy.

Keywords : Public services; community; distributive justice; social demands; taxes; social investment; participatory budget; social priorities.