Data

General Issues
Human Rights & Civil Rights
Housing
Specific Topics
Budget - Local
Community Resettlement
Public Amenities
Location
Wuxi
Jiangsu
214206
China
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Parent of this Case
Wenling City Deliberative Poll
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Deliver goods & services
Approach
Co-governance
Citizenship building
Evaluation, oversight, & social auditing
Spectrum of Public Participation
Collaborate
Total Number of Participants
136
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Election
Targeted Demographics
Indigenous People
General Types of Methods
Public budgeting
Public meetings
Evaluation, oversight, and social auditing
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Manage and/or allocate money or resources
Collect, analyse and/or solicit feedback
Facilitate decision-making
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Facilitator Training
Trained, Nonprofessional Facilitators
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Ask & Answer Questions
Information & Learning Resources
Participant Presentations
Written Briefing Materials
Decision Methods
Voting
Opinion Survey
If Voting
Preferential Voting
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Public Hearings/Meetings
New Media
Primary Organizer/Manager
Social Equity and Participation Center, China
Type of Organizer/Manager
Local Government
Community Based Organization
Funder
Jiangsu Provincial Finance Department
Type of Funder
Local Government
Staff
Yes
Volunteers
Yes
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Changes in civic capacities
Changes in how institutions operate
Implementers of Change
Elected Public Officials
Stakeholder Organizations
Formal Evaluation
No

CASE

Participatory Budgeting in Yixing City, China

Participatory Budgeting Conference in Yicheng Street, Yixing City.png – Credit: Yixing Finance Bureau
Community transformation.jpg – Credit: Yicheng City Investment Promotion Centre
General Issues
Human Rights & Civil Rights
Housing
Specific Topics
Budget - Local
Community Resettlement
Public Amenities
Location
Wuxi
Jiangsu
214206
China
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Parent of this Case
Wenling City Deliberative Poll
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Deliver goods & services
Approach
Co-governance
Citizenship building
Evaluation, oversight, & social auditing
Spectrum of Public Participation
Collaborate
Total Number of Participants
136
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Election
Targeted Demographics
Indigenous People
General Types of Methods
Public budgeting
Public meetings
Evaluation, oversight, and social auditing
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Manage and/or allocate money or resources
Collect, analyse and/or solicit feedback
Facilitate decision-making
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Facilitator Training
Trained, Nonprofessional Facilitators
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Ask & Answer Questions
Information & Learning Resources
Participant Presentations
Written Briefing Materials
Decision Methods
Voting
Opinion Survey
If Voting
Preferential Voting
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Public Hearings/Meetings
New Media
Primary Organizer/Manager
Social Equity and Participation Center, China
Type of Organizer/Manager
Local Government
Community Based Organization
Funder
Jiangsu Provincial Finance Department
Type of Funder
Local Government
Staff
Yes
Volunteers
Yes
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Changes in civic capacities
Changes in how institutions operate
Implementers of Change
Elected Public Officials
Stakeholder Organizations
Formal Evaluation
No
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In the past two years, Yicheng Street in Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, has conducted a pilot project on participatory budgeting for the renovation of old districts, which has achieved certain results.

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

References

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