Citizen Dissatisfaction Leads to Budget Cuts, or Not: A Case Study of a Local Taiwanese Government (低满意度必然导致预算删减？未必：台湾地方政府的个案研究)

Kuo, Nai-Ling

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8500.2012.00762.x

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“…The research on outcomes is mixed, though there is evidence that CEP can be effective in meeting some goals. It has been found to benefit both citizens and public officials when taken seriously (Adams, 2004;Hassett & Watson, 2003;Kuo, 2012). A recent study suggests that engaging citizens-using a broad notion of engagement-helps local governments make the hard decisions with which they are often confronted.…”

Section: The Potential Value Of Citizen Engagement and Participationmentioning

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Citizens Engaging Government: Participatory Budgeting in Greensboro, North Carolina

Afonso

2017

Public Administration Quarterly

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Local governments are responding to growing pressures to increase transparency and citizen engagement, particularly in light of the fiscal stress created by the Great Recession. Historically, the budget process has been a target for these efforts, generally through public hearings and requirements for publicly available budget documents. However, there is growing interest in moving past information sharing to more dynamic and interactive engagement. A review of citizen engagement literature reveals the diverse ways in which local governments and citizens engage with each other. It also reveals that most studies are presented primarily from the perspective of the local government. This article responds by presenting a case study on Greensboro, North Carolina, where a citizen-led effort successfully introduced participatory budgeting (PB). In October 2014, Greensboro passed a resolution in which it committed $500,000 annually to PB, allowing citizens to develop and vote on budget proposals. The research presented here is a first step toward understanding efforts to increase transparency and engagement from a citizen perspective, and it highlights some of the unique challenges that citizens face when they take on such an initiative.

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Section: The Potential Value Of Citizen Engagement and Participationmentioning

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Citizens Engaging Government: Participatory Budgeting in Greensboro, North Carolina

Afonso

2017

Public Administration Quarterly

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“…Ideally, jurisdictions need to involve residents on a regular basis in order to promote "deep and continuous involvement in administrative processes with the potential for all involved to have an effect on the situation" (King et al, 1998). When it is properly encouraged, public engagement is found to be beneficial not only for citizens but for public officials as well (Adams, 2004;Hassett & Watson, 2003;Kuo, 2012;Watson, Juster, & Johnson, 1991).…”

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Analyzing Recent Citizen Participation Trends in Western New York: Comparing Citizen Engagement Promoted by Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations

Kasymova

2014

CJNSER

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Engaging citizens in the decision-making process is becoming an important priority for many local governments. This article evaluates three citizen engagement events in two jurisdictions in western New York: public forums held by the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority, Citizen Participation Academy, and Participatory Budgeting Project. Using in-depth interviews with public and nonprofit employees, the article outlines several findings, including a distinctly higher level of effectiveness of engagement strategies when advanced by not-for-profit organizations. The engagement initiated by state and municipal governments reflects authoritarian and bureaucratic models of participation. This study highlights several challenges to the sustainability of citizen involvement at municipal levels, and its results have important implications for other towns implementing participatory tools. RÉSUMÉ Pour plusieurs gouvernements locaux, l’engagement des citoyens dans la prise de décision devient prioritaire. Cet article examine cette situation en évaluant trois événements portant sur l’engagement des citoyens dans deux juridictions de l’ouest de l’État du New York, à savoir des forums publics organisés par le Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority, le Citizen Participation Academy et le Participatory Budgeting Project. Au moyen d’entrevues en profondeur auprès d’employés des secteurs public et sans but lucratif, cet article fait plusieurs constats, y compris celui d’une efficacité beaucoup plus grande des stratégies d’engagement suivies par les organisations sans but lucratif. En revanche, l’engagement sollicité par les gouvernements des États et des municipalités reflète des modèles de participation relativement autoritaires et bureaucratiques. Cette étude souligne plusieurs défis soulevés au niveau municipal par les tentatives d’inclure la citoyenneté. Les résultats de cette étude ont des implications importantes pour d’autres villes qui s’efforcent d’encourager la participation.

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Enhancing citizen engagement in natural resource governance: Scope, content and input in the operation of the extractive industries transparency initiative

Balag’kutu

2017

The Extractive Industries and Society

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Citizen Dissatisfaction Leads to Budget Cuts, or Not: A Case Study of a Local Taiwanese Government (低满意度必然导致预算删减？未必：台湾地方政府的个案研究)

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Citizens Engaging Government: Participatory Budgeting in Greensboro, North Carolina

Citizens Engaging Government: Participatory Budgeting in Greensboro, North Carolina

Analyzing Recent Citizen Participation Trends in Western New York: Comparing Citizen Engagement Promoted by Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations

Enhancing citizen engagement in natural resource governance: Scope, content and input in the operation of the extractive industries transparency initiative

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