Participatory Budgeting in Asia and Europe

Key Challenges of Participation

Y. Sintomer, R. Traub-Merz, J. Zhang , J. Zhang

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Palgrave Macmillan
25 March 2013

Regional studies; Political structures: democracy; Regional government policies; Public finance

Citizens' participation, especially participatory budgeting, has spread out in both continents, even if the context is very different. This book offers an overview of the latest developments in democratic innovation, presenting contributions from scholars and practitioners of each continent who are highly recognised as experts in their fields.

Edited by: Y. Sintomer, R. Traub-Merz, J. Zhang, J. Zhang
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781137009142
ISBN 10: 1137009144
Pages: 269
Publication Date: 25 March 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

YVES SINTOMER is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Political Science at Paris 8 University, France. Since 2009, he has also been guest professor at Neuchâtel University, Switzerland. RUDOLF TRAUB-MERZ holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Tübingen, Germany where he specialized on the political economy of development in Africa. In 1986, he joined the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), and subsequently, became country representative in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and the Philippines. JUNHUA ZHANG is Professor in the Political Science department at the College of Public Administration at Zhejiang University, China. He served as the Director of the Asian Center for Development and Transformation in Berlin, Germany until 2006.