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Participatory Budgeting programs
Duration of the case: 1 year (April 2005 - April 2006)
Prepared by: Silvana Braculla
Urban Research Institute, Albania
April 2006

Participatory Budgeting programs (PBP) are innovative policymaking processes. Citizens are directly involved in making policy decisions. Forums are held throughout the year so that citizens have the opportunity to allocate resources, prioritize broad social policies, and monitor public spending. These programs are designed incorporate citizens into the policymaking process, spur administrative reform, and distribute public resources to low-income neighborhoods. Social and political exclusion is challenged as low income and traditionally excluded political actors are given the opportunity to make policy decisions.

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