Participation in the budgetary process in local government

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Title: Participation in the budgetary process in local government
Author(s): Kluvers, Ron; Pillay, Soma
Abstract: Direct democracy is seen as a means of reengaging citizens in the political process. However, it is a contested concept that requires further development by being grounded in a specific context. This article reports on research undertaken in Victorian local government where the New Public Management (NPM) has been in evidence for a number of decades which according to the literature has impacted on accountability to the broader community. The possibility of consultation and citizen participation in the local government budgetary process was examined. The results reported suggest that participation in the budgetary decisions in local government is possible.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology.
Source: Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 68, no. 2 (Jun 2009), pp. 220-230
Publication year: 2009
Keyword(s): Accountability; Budgets; Community participation; Direct democracy; Local government
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
ISSN: 0313-6647
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00636.x
Peer reviewed