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<p>Participatory budgeting (PB) is a modern trend involving citizens in decisions on distributing public resources. Assuming that the identified drawbacks of PB are described as internal and external factors, simple criteria were developed to predict the fate of PB. These criteria reflect stakeholders’ decisions about PB continuation in the future. Using panel data between 2017-2022 from the Czech Republic, it appears that the selected criteria were evaluated as an upgrading process, signalling the continuation of PB. However, this does not mean abandoning the process in the case of downgrading. The results indicate a certain probability for upgrading PB to continue, while the fate of downgrading PB is indeterminate and could depend on other factors. In the case of new governance after an electoral change, using the criteria could help explain the actual situation regarding the interest of stakeholders in PB.</p>
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Participatory budgeting (PB) is a modern trend involving citizens in decisions on distributing public resources. Assuming that the identified drawbacks of PB are described as internal and external factors, simple criteria were developed to predict the fate of PB. These criteria reflect stakeholders’ decisions about PB continuation in the future. Using panel data between 2017-2022 from the Czech Republic, it appears that the selected criteria were evaluated as an upgrading process, signalling the continuation of PB. However, this does not mean abandoning the process in the case of downgrading. The results indicate a certain probability for upgrading PB to continue, while the fate of downgrading PB is indeterminate and could depend on other factors. In the case of new governance after an electoral change, using the criteria could help explain the actual situation regarding the interest of stakeholders in PB.

Key Criteria Influencing Stakeholders’ Decision-making about PB Continuation: The Case of the Czech Republic

Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics

Department of Public Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy

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Participatory budgeting (PB) is a modern trend involving citizens in decisions on distributing public resources. Assuming that the identified drawbacks of PB...

Key Criteria Influencing Stakeholders’ Decision-making about PB Continuation: The Case of the Czech Republic

Published Online: Dec 16, 2023

Page range: 101 - 121

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2023-0015

Keywords
Czech Republic, drawbacks, factors, fate, participatory budgeting

© 2023 Soňa Kukučková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Key Criteria Influencing Stakeholders’ Decision-making about PB Continuation: The Case of the Czech Republic

Published Online: Dec 16, 2023

Page range: 101 - 121

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2023-0015

KeywordsCzech Republic, drawbacks, factors, fate, participatory budgeting

© 2023 Soňa Kukučková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Czech Republic, drawbacks, factors, fate, participatory budgeting