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020			_a9781784310776 (pbk.)
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082			_223 _a336.0141 CAB _b005744
100	1	0	_aCabannes, Yves
245			_aContribution of participatory budgeting to provision and management of basic services : _bmunicipal practices and evidence from the field / _cYves Cabannes.
260			_aLondon, _bIIED, _c2014.
300			_a68 p. : _bcol. ill. col. map ; _c30 cm.
440			_aHuman Settlements Working Paper
520			_aOver 1,700 local governments in more than 40 countries are practicing participatory budgeting (PB), where citizens meet to agree on priorities for part of the local government budget for their neighbourhood or the city as a whole and oversee the project implementation. This paper reviews participatory budgeting in 20 cities from different regions and examines over 20,000 projects worth over US$2 billion that show how PB has contributed significantly to improving basic service delivery provision and management, and in bringing innovations in how these are delivered and to whom. Results indicate that PB projects are cheaper and better maintained because of community control and oversight. It examines how PB has supported democratic governance and has changed power relations between local governments and citizens whilst noting that in most cases PB is in effect about improving governance and delivery of services without fundamentally changing existing power relations. It also discusses challenges and solutions to PB’s effectiveness and scaling up.--Bookcover
650		0	_aLocal government _xFinance.
650		0	_aLocal finance _vCase studies.
650		0	_aLocal finance _xDecision making _xCase studies.
653		0	_aParticipatory Budgeting _aCase studies.
856	4	1	_3For full text click here _uhttp://pubs.iied.org/10713IIED.html
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