Participatory budgeting / edited by Anwar Shah.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Contributors -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Overview: participatory budgeting for inclusive and accountable governance or protecting the tyranny of a few? / by Anwar Shah -- Introduction to participatory budgeting -- Practical guide to participatory budgeting / by Brian Wampler -- Citizen participation in budgeting: prospects for developing countries / by Donald Moynihan -- Regional surveys -- Participatory budgeting in Africa / by Adrienne Shall -- Participatory budgeting in Asia / by Alta Folscher -- Participatory budgeting in Eastern Europe / by Alta Folscher -- Participatory budgeting in Latin America / by Benjamin Goldfrank -- Participatory budgeting in the Middle East and North Africa / by Alta Folscher -- Country case studies -- Civic participation in sub-national budgeting in Bangladesh / by Atiur Rahman, Mahfuz Kabir and Abdur Razzaque -- Civic participation in sub-national budgeting in India / by Samuel Paul -- Civic participation in local governance in the Philippines: focus on sub-national budgeting and planning / by Alex Brillantes -- Civic participation in sub-national budgeting in Russia / by Lena Krylova -- Civic participation in policy making and budget processes: local government in South Africa / by Adrienne Shall -- Civic participation in sub-national budgeting in Thailand / by Charas Suwanmala -- Civic participation in sub-national budgeting in the Ukraine / by Lena Krylova.