Participatory budgeting in local government: Evidence from New Jersey municipalities

Public Performance and Management Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 281-302

  Zhang, Yahong ^a   Liao, Yuguo ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

mayor; municipal manager; participatory budgeting; two way communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864948887     PISSN: 15309576     EISSN: 15579271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PMR1530-9576350203     Document Type: Review

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