Marion Gret
- Affiliation: University of Rennes; Paris III
Marion Gret is a research associate at the University of Rennes and at Paris III.
Books by Marion Gret
The Porto Alegre Experiment
Learning Lessons for Better Democracy
Marion Gret, Yves Sintomer
Porto Alegre presents an apparent alternative to the world. With its experiment in participative budgetmaking over the past decade, this city has institutionalised the direct democratic involvement, locality by locality, of ordinary citizens in deciding spending priorities. The Porto Alegre Experiment gives a down to earth description of the practice of democratic innovation while asking the difficult questions. Can local participation in public management really strengthen its efficiency? Is… (more information)