Can local African communities be empowered through participatory budgeting?

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dc.contributor.authorMadaha, Rasel
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-29T12:32:18Z
dc.date.available2021-04-29T12:32:18Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractTanzania used to be one of the poorest countries in Africa. Although the country attained a middle-income status on 1st July 2020, the majority of grassroots communities have not experienced improvement in their standard of living. Participatory budgeting (PB) is one of the variants of public budgeting geared at community empowerment through participation of non-elected citizens in the management of public resources. This article has explored the intent of the participatory public budgeting in the empowerment of local communities in the Tanzanian context. The key question is are marginalized people been empowered to participate in the PB? The study used a qualitative research design. The main unit of analysis was a district council. An administrative ward and a household served as secondary units of analysis. The findings have divulged that there is a framework for the implementation of PB capable of empowering communities in Tanzania. However, the PB structures have been underutilized. If the government commits to effective implementation of the existing set up of the PB process, allowing full participation of local communities at all levels, community empowerment can be attained. Overall, the article adds to a new body of literature on the contribution of PB on community empowerment. The article is useful to practitioners and academicians interested in the implementation of participatory approaches and community empowerment. The study is based on an original research.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTGNP mtandaoen_US
dc.identifier.citationMadaha Rasel (2020). Can Local African Communities Be Empowered Through Participatory Budgeting? International Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences 5 (2): 74-93. DOI: 10.18488/journal.136.2020.52.74.93en_US
dc.identifier.issn2521-0556
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3498
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Social and Administrative Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectParticipatory budgetingen_US
dc.subjectDialogic accountingen_US
dc.subjectCommunity empowermenten_US
dc.subjectGender Responsive Budgetingen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleCan local African communities be empowered through participatory budgeting?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://ideas.repec.org/a/asi/ijosaa/2020p74-93.htmlen_US

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