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; Capital Finance International : ''As citizen engagement gains traction in the development agenda, identifying the extent to which it produces tangible results is essential. Participatory budgeting, a process in which citizens decide upon and monitor budget allocation, offers promising results, including increased local government revenues and reduced infant mortality.''
; Capital Finance International : ''As citizen engagement gains traction in the development agenda, identifying the extent to which it produces tangible results is essential. Participatory budgeting, a process in which citizens decide upon and monitor budget allocation, offers promising results, including increased local government revenues and reduced infant mortality.''


=== 12 September : [https://democracyspot.net/2012/09/12/participatory-budgeting-seven-defining-characteristics/ Participatory Budgeting: Seven Defining Characteristics] ===
; Democracy Spot : '' am often asked for definitions of participatory budgeting. Normally, I use the following definition in my texts: “Participatory budgeting (PB) can be broadly defined as the participation of citizens in the decision-making process of budget allocation and in the monitoring of public spending.” Nevertheless, while easy to understand, this definition opens the door to a big (and annoying) interpretation problem: some might think that simple budget consultations are the same as participatory budgeting, and they are not.''


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2015

10 December : World Bank Group: Ask Citizens Where Public Money Should Go – The Surprising Results

Capital Finance International
As citizen engagement gains traction in the development agenda, identifying the extent to which it produces tangible results is essential. Participatory budgeting, a process in which citizens decide upon and monitor budget allocation, offers promising results, including increased local government revenues and reduced infant mortality.

12 September : Participatory Budgeting: Seven Defining Characteristics

Democracy Spot
am often asked for definitions of participatory budgeting. Normally, I use the following definition in my texts: “Participatory budgeting (PB) can be broadly defined as the participation of citizens in the decision-making process of budget allocation and in the monitoring of public spending.” Nevertheless, while easy to understand, this definition opens the door to a big (and annoying) interpretation problem: some might think that simple budget consultations are the same as participatory budgeting, and they are not.