<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of the article is analysis of participatory budgets as a tool for shaping decisions of local communities on the use of public funds. The authors ask the question of whether the current practice of using the participatory budget is actually a growing trend in local government finances or, after the initial euphoria resulting from participation, society ceased to notice the real possibilities of influencing the directions of public expenditures as an opportunity to legislate public policies implemented. It is expected that the conducted research will allow us to evaluate the participatory budget and indicate whether this tool practically acts as a stimulus for changes in the scope of tasks under public policies. The authors analyzed and evaluated the announced competitions for projects as part of the procedure for elaborating participatory budgeting for selected LGUs. Then, they carried out an in-depth analysis of the data used to assess real social participation in the process of establishing social policies.</p></abstract>

The purpose of the article is analysis of participatory budgets as a tool for shaping decisions of local communities on the use of public funds. The authors ask the question of whether the current practice of using the participatory budget is actually a growing trend in local government finances or, after the initial euphoria resulting from participation, society ceased to notice the real possibilities of influencing the directions of public expenditures as an opportunity to legislate public policies implemented. It is expected that the conducted research will allow us to evaluate the participatory budget and indicate whether this tool practically acts as a stimulus for changes in the scope of tasks under public policies. The authors analyzed and evaluated the announced competitions for projects as part of the procedure for elaborating participatory budgeting for selected LGUs. Then, they carried out an in-depth analysis of the data used to assess real social participation in the process of establishing social policies.

A Real Or a Marginal Trend in Participatory Budgets in Local Governments

Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych i Zarządzania

Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa w Poznaniu, Wydział Finansów i Bankowości

Financial Internet Quarterly

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The purpose of the article is analysis of participatory budgets as a tool for shaping decisions of local communities on the use of public funds. The authors...

A Real Or a Marginal Trend in Participatory Budgets in Local Governments

Published Online: Apr 15, 2019

Page range: 12 - 21

Received: Mar 15, 2018

Accepted: Oct 20, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fiqf-2018-0024

Keywords
public finances, public policies, budget, participation

© 2018 Beata Zofia Filipiak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Real Or a Marginal Trend in Participatory Budgets in Local Governments

Published Online: Apr 15, 2019

Page range: 12 - 21

Received: Mar 15, 2018

Accepted: Oct 20, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fiqf-2018-0024

Keywordspublic finances, public policies, budget, participation

© 2018 Beata Zofia Filipiak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
public finances, public policies, budget, participation