Multi-level Governance Processes - Citizens & Local Budgeting: Comparing Brazil, China, & the United States

Authors

Aimee Franklin, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Dale Krane, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Carol Ebdon, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2013

Publication Title

International Review of Public Administration

Volume

18

Issue

1

First Page

121

Last Page

144

Abstract

Modifications to policy-making processes and actors are crucial when transitioning to multi-level governance. Civic engagement in budgeting processes, where crucial policy decisions are determined, is an important component of shared governance. Understanding the new roles for citizens in the budget process, then, can extend our knowledge of multi-level governance. This research explores the ways in which the budget process incorporates citizen participation to foster an ideal of civil society in the United States, Brazil, and China. The comparative case analysis probes the extent to which institutional changes have occurred, why they have occurred, and the degree to which municipal budget processes are characterized by multi-level governance.

Comments

This was originally presented as a paper at the 8^th Transatlantic Dialogue, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, June 2012.

Recommended Citation

Franklin, Aimee; Krane, Dale; and Ebdon, Carol, "Multi-level Governance Processes - Citizens & Local Budgeting: Comparing Brazil, China, & the United States" (2013). Public Administration Faculty Publications. 19.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/pubadfacpub/19