Participatory Budgeting and Civic Tech - The Revival of Citizen Engagement

Summary

Participatory budgeting empowers citizens to identify community needs, work with elected officials to craft budget proposals, and to vote on where and how to spend public funds. In this brief introduction, the author provides readers with everything they need to understand this new form of inclusive governance.

Product details

• Authors: Hollie Russon Gilman, Gilman Hollie Russon
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2016
• EAN: 9781626163409
• ISBN: 978-1-62616-340-9
• No. of pages: 34
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, International Relations, Public Administration, Central / national / federal government policies, Civics and citizenship