Municipal Finances and the Adoption of Participatory Budgeting in Germany An Empirical Analysis of Adoption Patterns from an Economic Perspective

Participatory Budgeting (PB) is one of the most popular democratic innovations of recent times. Since its first implementation in Germany in 1998, a growing number of municipalities have experimented with it. Unlike in other countries, PB processes in Germany follow primarily the goal of increasing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Apostolou, Janina
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Municipal Finances in Germany
  • Participatory Budgeting – Origins, Diffusion and Research Findings
  • Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses – Examination of Factors Explaining PB Adoption and Diffusion
  • Empirical Analysis
  • Conclusion and Outlook