Participatory democracy, decentralization and local governance: The montreal participatory budget in the light of 'empowered participatory governance'

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2214-2230

  Patsias, Caroline ^a   Latendresse, Anne ^a   Bherer, Laurence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Decentralization; Empowered Participatory Governance; Montreal; Montreal Participative Budget; Participatory democracy

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRACY; EMPOWERMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

CANADA; MONTREAL; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84886285530     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01171.x     Document Type: Article

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