Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting Imperatives for Equitable Public Expenditure /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ng, Cecilia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 22
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public policy.; Economic geography.; Sociology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Social Sciences.; Gender Studies.; Economic Geography.; Public Policy.

This unique book focuses on the hybridization of grassroots participation in planning, implementing, and developing gender-responsive budgeting. It explores the possibilities for gender sensitive budgeting when implemented using techniques that have been popularized by participatory governance activ...

Table of Contents:

• Making public expenditures equitable: When GRB meets PB
• Interlinking gender responsiveness and participation in public budgeting processes
• Women in budgeting: A critical assessment of participatory budgeting experiences
• Gender responsive and participatory budgeting in Penang: The people-oriented model
• Community participation and women’s empowerment: The Kerala experience of participatory planning and budgeting
• Integrating gender equality, women’s rights and participation in the budget process: A survey of entry points and practical examples.