A review of citizen participation issues, responses, and prospects for reform in local development councils

This article conducts a review of citizen participation in local governance within the context of the local development councils (LDCs). It argues that the Local Government Code has prescribed citizen participation with a limited set of standards, namely, the 25% civil society membership in the LDC...

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Published in:Philippine Journal of Public Administration Vol. LXI, no. 1-2 (Jan. 2017 - Dec. 2017), 43-70
Main Author: Medina-Guce, Czarina
Other Authors: Galindes, Ana Martha
Resource Type: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
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