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ABSTRACT
This paper examines initiatives in participatory budgeting (PB) in a city in the United Kingdom, a country which is a slow adopter of PB. While there are UK initiatives on PB, these are developmental. Nevertheless, this study underlines the potential of PB in an Anglo-Saxon context. The finance of local government and cities is notoriously opaque. PB has the potential to enhance both democratic accountability and effective city management through transparency. This study reveals a city which is profitably engaged with democratizing its budgetary activities and seeking to achieve greater transparency for its citizens and managers through the modernization of established practice.
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Maria Isabel Brun-Martos
Maria Isabel Brun-Martos is Associate Professor of Finance and Accounting at the University CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain. Her research interests are focused on local government finance and public sector management. She has published in journals such as Spanish Accounting Review and European Journal of Political Economy.
Irvine Lapsley
Irvine Lapsley is Director of IPSAR, University of Edinburgh Business School. He is a Faculty Member of EIASM, a Guest Professor at Lund University, Politecnico Di Milano and Trondheim Business School. He is an Honorary Professor at Queens Management School. He is Editor of Financial Accountability & Management.