Download or read book Why Citizen Participation Succeeds Or Fails written by Matt Ryan and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt Ryan draws on ten years of research to deliver this landmark comparative review of participatory budgeting, or collective decisions on spending and taxation around the world. With examples of both positive change and notable failure, the book shows when and why citizens achieve this, and how policy makers can foster democratic engagement.