Assessing public participation initiatives in local government decision-making in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abdul Manaf, Halimah, Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha, Lawton, Alan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016
• Subjects: JS Local government Municipal government
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/18329/1/IJPB%202016%201-9.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/18329/; http://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2015.1035788
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Increased public participation in government decisions contributes significantly to the enhancement of grass-roots democracy.This article assesses the level of involvement of local citizens in local government decisions in Malaysia.Public participation was assessed using questionnaires on the range...