{"product_id":"democracy-reinvented-9780815726821","title":"Democracy Reinvented","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParticipatory Budgetingthe experiment in democracy that could redefine how public budgets are decided in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy Reinvented\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive academic treatment of participatory budgeting in the United States, situating it within a broader trend of civic technology and innovation. This global phenomenon, which has been called revolutionary civics in action by the New York Times, started in Brazil in 1989 but came to America only in 2009. Participatory budgeting empowers citizens to identify community needs, work with elected officials to craft budget proposals, and vote on how to spend public funds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy Reinvented\u003c\/i\u003e places participatory budgeting within the larger discussion of the health of U.S. democracy and focuses on the enabling political and institutional conditions. Author and former White House po\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038493442391,"sku":"9780815726821","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780815726821.jpg?v=1750940451","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democracy-reinvented-9780815726821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}