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In this insightful and detailed interview, Jules Dumas Nguebou discusses how participatory budgeting has developed in Cameroon to ensure that local resources are effectively mobilised to meet community needs.

Speakers: Jules Dumas Nguebou (The Society of Booklovers, Cameroon), David Satterthwaite (IIED)

<<<==Return to English version Ceci est une traduction du résumé analytique du papier, traitant le budget participatif au Cameroun, The Booklovers, the Mayors and the Citizens : participatory budgeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon, publié dans sa langue originale...

This introduction to participatory budgeting examines how citizens, local mayors and a society of booklovers collaborated to establish the initiative in Yaoundé despite the weakness of democracy in the country.

In Cameroon’s municipalities participatory budgeting offers an opportunity to increase the impact of very limited financial resources by aligning policymaking with pressing local needs.