Title: The World bank and the globalization of participatory budgeting

Authors: Goldfrank, Benjamin

Place: [Berkeley, CA

Publisher: Berkeley electronic press

Year: 2012]

Journal: Journal of public deliberation

Volume: Vol. 8, Issue 2, Art. 7

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: development strategies, accountability, world bank, popular participation, budgeting

Abstract: The debate on the World Bank’s role in the promotion of participatory budgeting (PB) has mostly been an ideological one. This article address the issue. It makes six main points, including that PB’s effects having strong potential to be positive, the Bank’s role in promoting PB should be encouraged.

URL: http://www.publicdeliberation.net/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1228&context=jpd&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fscholar%3Fq%3DThe%2BWorld%2BBank%2Band%2Bthe%2BGlobalization%2Bof%2BParticipatory%2BBudgeting#search=%22World%20Bank%20Globalization%20Participatory%20Budgeting%22

Document type: Portal