@article{f70fb1808286456dbfa89eb651b6c6d4,
title = "Public Participation in Scottish Local Government: Strategic and Corporate Confusions",
abstract = "Improving the quality of public participation in council decision-making is a key part of local government 'modernization' across the UK. This article interrogates the extent to which public participation has developed in Scottish councils. The authors explore the challenges of building both 'consumer' and 'citizenship' consultation processes and the possible tensions between participative forms of governance and improved strategic and corporate management.",
author = "Mark McAteer and Kevin Orr",
note = "Funding Information: The research that this article draws on was funded by the Local Government Committee of the Scottish Parliament. The views expressed in the article are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Committee or its members in any way. The third member of the research team was Michael Bennett, Assistant Director General, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE), London. Copyright: Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2006",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1111/j.1467-9302.2006.00512.x",
language = "English",
volume = "26",
pages = "131--138",
journal = "Public Money and Management",
issn = "0954-0962",
publisher = "Routledge Taylor & Francis Group",
number = "2",
}