UID:
edocfu_9959236778402883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
0-8014-5605-3
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0-8014-5606-1
Series Statement:
Brown Democracy Medal
Content:
The Laurence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce exceptional innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world. The inaugural medal winner, the Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP), is an innovative not-for-profit organization that promotes "participatory budgeting," an inclusive process that empowers community members to make informed decisions about public spending. More than 46,000 people in communities across the United States have decided how to spend
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"Brown Demiocracy Medal Winner"--Cover.
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Front matter --
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Contents --
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Everyone Counts. Could "Participatory Budgeting" Change Democracy? --
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This Is What Democracy Looks Like? --
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Money Talks --
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Importing Democracy from Brazil --
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Coming to a City near You --
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The Problems with Potholes --
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Scaling Up Local Democracy --
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Stepping Up --
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Notes --
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About the Author and the Participatory Budgeting Project
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Issued also in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-50384-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8014-5665-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.7591/9780801456060
