Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Contributors -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Overview: participatory budgeting for inclusive and accountable governance or protecting the tyranny of a few? / by Anwar Shah -- Introduction to participatory budgeting -- Practical guide to participatory...

Governance indicators are now widely used as tools for conducting development dialogue, allocating external assistance and influencing foreign direct investment. This paper argues that available governance indicators are not suitable for these purposes as they do not conceptualize governance and...