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.
CASE
Participatory Budgeting in Yixing City, China
- General Issues
- Human Rights & Civil Rights
- Housing
- Specific Topics
- Budget - Local
- Community Resettlement
- Public Amenities
- 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
- 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
- The Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University
- Type of Organizer/Manager
- Local Government
- Community Based Organization
- Type of Funder
- Local Government