72 Frequently Asked Questions About Participatory Budgeting
Summary
This guide from the United Nations covers the nuts and bolts of participatory budgeting, including what it is, how it works, where it has been used, and how to get started.
Resource Description
From the FAQ:
"Participatory Budgeting is emerging as an innovative urban management practice with excellent potential to promote principles of good urban governance. Indeed, participatory budgeting can yield many benefits to local government and civil society alike. It can improve transparency in municipal expenditure and stimulate citizen’s involvement in decision making over public resources. It can help in boosting city revenues. It can redirect municipal investment towards basic infrastructure for poorer neighbourhoods. It can strengthen social networks and help to mediate differences between elected leaders and civil society groups."
The UN created this FAQ to help deepen communities' understanding of participatory budgeting and broaden its impact. The FAQ is structured to include answers and resources on a wide range of topics surrounding participatory budgeting, including:
- General questions
- Implementation and initiation of a PB project
- Financial aspects
- Participatory aspects
- Legal aspects
- Geographic aspects
- Case studies and other questions
Resource
Applications
- Decision-making
- Engagement and outreach
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Last Updated: April 16, 2012, 11:53 am
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