Participatory Budgeting

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ISBN: 9780821369234 | 0821369237
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Copyright: 4/15/2007

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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 participatory processes. For interested policy makers and practitioners, the book presents the "nuts and bolts" of participatory budgeting. It provides a regional survey of such practices worldwide and draws lessons from seven individual country case studies. A CD-ROM included with the book contains these seven country case studies on Bangladesh, India, the Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Thailand and the Ukraine.

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Contributors	p. xix
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. xxiii
Overview	p. 1
Introduction to Participatory Budgeting
A Guide to Participatory Budgeting	p. 21
History of Participatory Budgeting	p. 23
How and Where Does Participatory Budgeting Work?	p. 24
State of the Debate	p. 32
Types of Participatory Budgeting Programs	p. 36
Actors and Motivations for Embracing Participatory Budgeting	p. 39
Administrative Reform	p. 44
Limitations of Participatory Budgeting	p. 45
How and Where Can Participatory Budgeting Be Implemented?	p. 47
Policy Implications	p. 49
References	p. 53
Citizen Participation in Budgeting: Prospects for Developing Countries	p. 55
Why Is Participation Important?	p. 55
Fostering Broad and Meaningful Participation in Developing Countries	p. 62
The Government's Perspective on Public Participation	p. 78
Conclusions	p. 83
Notes	p. 83
References	p. 83
Regional Surveys
Lessons from Latin America's Experience with Participatory Budgeting	p. 91
History of Participatory Budgeting	p. 92
Normative and Analytical Approaches to Participatory Budgeting	p. 94
National Case Studies	p. 101
Conclusions	p. 116
Notes	p. 119
References	p. 121
Participatory Budgeting in Central and Eastern Europe	p. 127
The Central and Eastern European Context	p. 128
Case Studies of Participatory Budgeting	p. 134
Conclusions and Lessons Learned	p. 143
Annex: Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons from Participatory Budgeting Processes in Case Study Countries	p. 148
Note	p. 155
References	p. 155
Participatory Budgeting in Asia	p. 157
How Can Citizen Participation Enhance Development?	p. 158
The Asian Context	p. 159
Types of Participatory Budgeting Initiatives	p. 164
Lessons from the Asian Experience	p. 179
Conclusions	p. 187
Notes	p. 188
References	p. 188
Sub-Saharan Africa's Experience with Participatory Budgeting	p. 191
Legal Framework, Mechanisms for Participation, and Impact of Participatory Budgeting	p. 192
Challenges and Lessons Learned	p. 216
Conclusions	p. 221
Notes	p. 222
References	p. 222
Participatory Budgeting in the Middle East and North Africa	p. 225
Potential for Participatory Budgeting	p. 225
Democracy and Islamic Rules and Values	p. 237
Notes	p. 240
References	p. 240
Primer on Effective Participation	p. 243
Citizen Participation and State Effectiveness	p. 243
Types of Participation	p. 246
Preconditions and Enabling Factors for Citizen Engagement with Public Decisions	p. 247
References	p. 255
Index	p. 257
Country Case Studies on Civic Participation in Subnational Budgeting
Bangladesh: Civic Participation in Subnational Budgeting	p. 1
Civic Participation in Subnational Budgeting	p. 3
Capacity Building to Support Civic Participation	p. 18
Conclusion	p. 22
I-PRSP's Medium-Term Agenda to Enhance Civic Participation in Local Governance	p. 23
Internal Sources of Revenue of LGIs	p. 24
References	p. 27
Abbreviations	p. 29
India: Civic Participation in Subnational Budgeting	p. 31
The Three Levels of Government in India	p. 32
DISHA, Participation in State-Level Budgeting	p. 33
PROOF, a Citizen's Forum for Monitoring City Budgets	p. 38
Lessons Learned	p. 43
Capacity Building for Civic Participation	p. 45
Annex: DISHA Budget Briefs Provided to Legislators, 1997-98	p. 47
References	p. 48
The Philippines: Civic Participation in Local Governance-Focus on Subnational Budgeting and Planning	p. 49
Context of Civil Society Participation in Local Governance	p. 50
Civil Society Participation in Subnational Planning	p. 53
Participatory Budgeting Framework	p. 58
References	p. 65
Russia: Civic Participation in Subnational Budgeting	p. 67
National Framework: Local Government and Budgeting	p. 67
Civil Participation Experiences in Budgeting Process	p. 72
South Africa: Civic Participation in Local Government Policy Making and Budget Processes	p. 91
Participation Approaches	p. 93
Mangaung Case Study	p. 101
Ekurhuleni Case Study	p. 109
National Framework	p. 114
Conclusion	p. 122
References	p. 125
Thailand: Civic Participation in Subnational Budgeting	p. 127
Local Service Responsibilities	p. 128
Local Revenues	p. 128
Local Budgeting	p. 129
Summary of Case Studies	p. 130
Building Knowledge	p. 143
Recommendations	p. 151
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. 154
Ukraine: Civic Participation in Subnational Budgeting	p. 155
General Framework	p. 155
Citizen Participation in Local Budget Process in Ukraine	p. 163
Capacity Building to Support Civic Participation	p. 170
Government System Levels	p. 176
Local Self-Governance System	p. 177
References	p. 178
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