Promise and Perils of Participatory Policy Making
Subtitle: Research Series 117
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press; ILO; International Labor Office
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 69
ISBN-13: 9789290148760
Subjects: Corporate governance; Civil society; Public administration; Transvaal (south africa); Economic policy; Aids (disease); Child labor; Labor unions
Description: Explores whether civil society organisations have a stronger influence when directly involved in policy making than when trying to exert influence from the outside. Contrasts the theoretical underpinnings of participatory governance and deliberation theories with empirical findings from field research in South Africa. Underlines the roles of mobilization capacities and exit options from participatory structures.