This article originally published in 1969 in the Journal of the American Institute of Planners. It’s redacted and reprinted here for the purpose of spurring ...

Fajri Siregar receives funding from LPDP (Indonesia) and DAAD (Indonesia). Indonesia’s central government seems to understand, at least in principle, that communication between government and citizens ...

The first conference of the parties to the Escazú Agreement concluded with the approval to include the public in the board of directors and finalize the rules surrounding a committee that will oversee ...

The Dispute Resolution and Development Initiative (DRDI) has called for the strengthening of citizen participation in local government budgeting processes to promote transparency, accountability, and ...

As India enters 2026, the country stands at a critical inflection point. Urbanisation is accelerating, aspirations are rising, and governments at all levels are under pressure to deliver faster, ...

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has encouraged greater citizen participation in the budget process to deepen democratic governance and strengthen public financial ...

SIR: The bane of under-development in Africa is explicitly traceable to poor leadership across all levels of governance. According to Chinua Achebe, “The problem with Nigeria is failure of leadership.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) aimed at strengthening the monitoring and evaluation of ...

Panels will monitor development works, civic amenities, tax collection and solid waste management, and assist in disease ...