Assessing public participation initiatives in local governments decisions making in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abdul Manaf, Halimah, Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: JS Local government Municipal government
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/13928/1/e.PDF; http://repo.uum.edu.my/13928/; http://www.kaps.or.kr/en/src/event/view.php?no=78&year=2013

It is widely argued that increased public participation in government decision making brings many important benefits and among the most significant contribution is the enhancement of grass-roots democracy.This paper, therefore, attempts to assess the level of involvement among local citizens in l...