Yves Sintomer
- Affiliation: University of Paris VIII; Marc Bloch Centre, Berlin
Yves Sintomer divides his time between the University of Paris VIII and the Marc Bloch Centre in Berlin where he is a researcher.
Books by Yves Sintomer
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)