Participatory budgeting and civic tech
Subtitle: the revival of citizen engagement
By: Hollie Russon Gilman
Series: Georgetown digital shorts; Georgetown digital shorts
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
ISBN-13: 9781626163409
Subjects: Local budgets; Citizen participation; Local finance
Description: Participatory budgeting is one of the most promising innovations in twenty-first century democracy. It was pioneered abroad but made its first appearance in the United States in 2009 in Chicago local government. Participatory budgeting empowers citizens to identify community needs, work with elected officials to craft budget proposals, and vote on where and how to spend public funds. It is effective at engaging citizens to be meaningful participants in democracy. Unlike other forms of civic engagement, participatory budgeting involves spending real public money on the priorities that the community identifies. Participatory budgeting is catching on in cities across the United States such as Chicago, New York, Boston, Detroit, St. Louis, and San Francisco. Hollie Russon Gilman has written a brief and accessible introduction to participatory budgeting in the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Participatory budgeting and civic tech : the revival of citizen engagement; title: Inclusive governance; title: Why participatory budgeting?; title: What is participatory budgeting?; title: Participatory budgeting in the United States; title: Engaging citizens : beyond PB; title: Next steps.