Everyone counts : could "participatory budgeting" change democracy? / / Josh Lerner

• Autore: Lerner Josh <1978->
• Pubblicazione: Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell Selects, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 352.4/80973
• Soggetto topico: Budget process - United States - Citizen participation; Political planning - United States - Citizen participation; Local budgets - United States - Citizen participation; Political participation - United States
• Note generali: "Brown Demiocracy Medal Winner"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Everyone Counts. Could "Participatory Budgeting" Change Democracy? -- This Is What Democracy Looks Like? -- Money Talks -- Importing Democracy from Brazil -- Coming to a City near You -- The Problems with Potholes -- Scaling Up Local Democracy -- Stepping Up -- Notes -- About the Author and the Participatory Budgeting Project
• Sommario/riassunto: The Laurence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce exceptional innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world. The inaugural medal winner, the Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP), is an innovative not-for-profit organization that promotes "participatory budgeting," an inclusive process that empowers community members to make informed decisions about public spending. More than 46,000 people in communities across the United States have decided how to spend
• Titolo autorizzato: Everyone counts
• ISBN: 0-8014-5605-3; 0-8014-5606-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787123503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II