Publication: Participatory Budgeting
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Date
2007
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Published
2007
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Abstract
This book provides an overview of the
principles underlying participatory budgeting. It analyzes
the merits and demerits of participatory budgeting practices
around the world with a view to guiding policy makers and
practitioners on improving such practices in the interest of
inclusive governance. This publication includes five
regional surveys, and seven country case studies can be
found on the accompanying CD ROM. The study explains that
participatory budgeting has been advanced by budget
practitioners and academics as an important tool for
inclusive and accountable governance and has been
implemented in various forms in many developing countries
around the globe. It adds that through participatory
budgeting, citizens have the opportunity to gain firsthand
knowledge of government operations, influence government
policies, and hold government to account. However,
participatory processes also run the risk of capture by
interest groups. Captured processes may continue to promote
elitism in government decision making. This book examines
the potential and perils of participatory budgeting, as
observed from practices around the globe. It is divided into
three parts. Part I presents the nuts and bolts of
participatory budgeting. Part II surveys experiences with
participatory budgeting in various regions of the world.
Part III (Vol. 2) is on the CD ROM accompanying this book,
and it examines case studies of practices in seven countries.
Citation
“Shah, Anwar. 2007. Participatory Budgeting. Public Sector Governance and Accountability. © Washington, DC : World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6640?show=full License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”