TY - BOOK ED - UN. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Division for Public Administration and Development Management TI - People matter: civic engagement in public governance : world public sector report 2008 SN - 9789211231724 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - UN KW - Millenium Development Goals KW - Local KW - Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers KW - Public administration KW - Corruption KW - Accountability KW - Governance KW - Capacity building KW - Government budgeting KW - Policy-making KW - Poverty Mitigation KW - Civil society KW - Popular Participation KW - Political participation KW - Development administration N1 - At head of title: Department of Economic and Social Affairs; Annexes (p. 117-139): 1. Countries and territories with economic and social councils and similar institutions -- 2. Participatory budgeting methodology -- 3. Civil society participation in major public programmes and its impact on public service delivery expressed through the progressive deterioration of public services -- 4. Table on public accountability -- 5. Correlation of political rights and civil libirties to corruption : global and regional variations; Available also at UN Public Administration Network (viewed 22 Jan. 2009); Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-116) ER -