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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777817503321

Titolo

Participatory budgeting / / edited by Anwar Shah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007

ISBN

1-280-81940-5

9786610819409

0-8213-6924-5

Descrizione fisica

xxiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Collana

Public sector governance and accountability series

Altri autori (Persone)

ShahAnwar

Disciplina

352.4/8214

Soggetti

Local budgets - Citizen participation

Local finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Overview; Part I Introduction to Participatory Budgeting; TABLES; FIGURES; Part II Regional Surveys; BOXES

Sommario/riassunto

In the past three or four decades, public finance theorists and practitioners have struggled to identify and design institutional arrangements to help close the gap between the preferences of voters and the mix of public services actually delivered. Participatory budgeting is potentially a good approach. This book presents an authoritative guide to the principles and practice of participatory budgeting, providing a careful analysis of the potentials of participatory budgeting in strengthening inclusive and accountable governance as well as risks associated with interest group capture of partic