The Transformative Potential of Participatory Budgeting - 9780367334031

Taylor & Francis

The Transformative Potential of Participatory BudgetingCreating an Ideal Democracy\nAuthor(s): George Robert Bateman, Jr.\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367334031, 978-0367334031\nSynopsis\nIn this book, George Robert Bateman, Jr. presents a philosophical examination of the potential benefits of participatory budgeting (PB), with recommendations of how they might be realized.\n\nThe work of social philosophers like Thomas Jefferson, John Dewey, Robert Putnam are studied to better understand the potential benefits and their effect on individuals and communities. Using social provisioning and John Fagg Fosters theories of instrumental value and institutional adjustment, Bateman demonstrates how participatory budgeting in New York City (PBNYC) can realize its full potential and transform individual participants into their better selves and also transform their communities. This transformation can occur when partic.