Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting Imperatives for Equita

This unique book focuses on the hybridization of grassroots participation in planning, implementing, and developing gender-responsive budgeting. It explores the possibilities for gender sensitive budgeting when implemented using techniques that have been

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Cecilia Ng Editor

Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting Imperatives for Equitable Public Expenditure 123

SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace Volume 22

Series editor Hans Günter Brauch, Mosbach, Germany

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10357 http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/SpringerBriefs_ESDP.htm http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/SpringerBriefs_ESDP_22.htm

Cecilia Ng Editor

Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting Imperatives for Equitable Public Expenditure

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Editor Cecilia Ng Penang Women’s Development Corporation Penang Malaysia

Licensed in Malaysia and Singapore to: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre No. 2 Jalan Bukit 11/2, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Fax: (60) 3 7957 8343 Email: [email protected] Website: http://sird.gerakbudaya.com for exclusive distribution in Malaysia and Singapore. ISSN 2193-3162 ISSN 2193-3170 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace ISBN 978-3-319-24494-5 ISBN 978-3-319-24496-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-24496-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015950050 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover photo: Penang State and Local Government leaders with speakers and the main organising committee of the GRB Conference. Seated from left are Maimunah Mohd Sharif (President of the Sebarang Jaya Municipal Council), Patahiyah Ismail (Mayor of the Penang Island City Council), Chow Kon Yeow (Penang State Exco member and Chair of the Conference Coordinating Committee), Prof. Dr. Ramasamy (Deputy Chief Minister II), Chong Eng (State Exco member and Chair of the Penang Women’s Development Corporation) and Roberta Clarke (Regional Director, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific). The permission was granted by PWDC who provided the photo. More on this book is at: http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/Springe