Article ID: | iaor2003866 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 14 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 295 |
End Page Number: | 319 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
Journal: | Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management |
Authors: | Callahan Kathe |
Keywords: | management, planning, government, statistics: empirical |
This paper examines the role of citizen budget advisory committees in local government to gain a better understanding of what exists, what works, and what does not. Specifically this paper seeks to answer the following questions: How are citizen advisory committees utilized? What influence do citizen advisory committees have on the planning and decision making process of local governments? What variables influence the effectiveness of citizen advisory committees? What obstacles prevent meaningful citizen participation from taking place? Through a better understanding of what makes some committees more effective than others, recommendations can be made that will improve the effectiveness of this type of citizen participation.