Screen LibraryDemocracy reinvented : participatory budgeting and civic innovation in America /
"Participatory Budgeting-the experiment in democracy that could redefine how public budgets are decided in the United States. Democracy Reinvented is the first comprehensive academic treatment of participatory budgeting in the United States, situating it within a broader trend of civic technolo...
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Brookings Institution Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, D.C. : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Innovative governance in the 21st century
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"Participatory Budgeting-the experiment in democracy that could redefine how public budgets are decided in the United States. Democracy Reinvented is the first comprehensive academic treatment of participatory budgeting in the United States, situating it within a broader trend of civic technology and innovation. This global phenomenon, which has been called "revolutionary civics in action" by the New York Times, started in Brazil in 1989 but came to America only in 2009. Participatory budgeting empowers citizens to identify community needs, work with elected officials to craft budget proposa |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 202 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780815726821 (paperback) : 0815726821 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | HJ2051 |
| CLC: | D771.22 |
| Call Number: | D771.22/G487 |
| Contents: | Civic innovation and democratic discontent -- Origins : a more participatory budget approach -- Participatory budgeting comes to America -- The nature of participation -- Engagement : deliberation and decisionmaking -- Innovation and permutations : Boston's youth PB -- Institutionalizing innovations -- Civic innovation in America -- Why engage citizens? |