Participatory Budgeting for Social Equity: A Comparative Analysis
Public Administration,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 13, 2025
ABSTRACT
Embracing
participatory
budgeting
in
meaningful
ways
gives
the
citizenry
an
increased
voice
allocating
local
government
funds.
Using
integrated
social
equity
framework,
we
compare
ten
communities
U.S.
that
have
implemented
budgeting.
Qualitative
interviews
of
public
managers
involved
revealed
that,
when
designed
with
mind,
PB
can
promote
access,
fairness,
and
quality,
leading
to
outcomes
for
marginalized
groups,
such
as
support
homeownership,
civic
participation,
additional
funding
education.
Our
sample
largely
favored
practice
because
its
ability
facilitate
inclusion,
provide
citizens
a
greater
level
engagement,
individual
organizational
learning.
Despite
challenges,
our
findings
demonstrate
potential
enhance
fairness
governments.
Future
research
should
concentrate
on
overcoming
obstacles
factors
lead
prioritize
certain
projects
over
others.
Language: Английский
Addressing gender (in)equality in the health sector: gender-responsive budgeting as an accounting process for creating public value
Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
37(6), P. 77 - 102
Published: April 11, 2025
Purpose
This
study
aims
to
explore
the
facilitating
and
hindering
conditions
that
interact
in
implementation
of
a
gender-responsive
budgeting
(GRB)
process
for
incorporating
gender
perspective
into
accounting
system
improve
equality
(GE)
health
sector.
Design/methodology/approach
A
case
approach
applying
multi-qualitative
methods
was
adopted
analyse
GRB
initiative
implemented
jointly
by
three
Italian
organisations.
Hindering
managing
types
were
identified
through
lens
public
value
(PV)
strategic
triangle
Moore
(1995)
crystallisation
perspective.
Findings
The
studied
contributes
PV
creation
considering
alignment
dimensions
Moore’s
triangle.
centrality
political
governance
commitment
legitimise
emerges.
Moreover,
operational
capacity
organisations
is
supported
civil
servants’
engagement.
has
steered
towards
achieving
GE
goals.
Consequently,
their
strategies
programmes
align
with
collective
interests,
fostering
trust
institutionally
within
community.
However,
some
resistance
introducing
new
practice
emerged,
highlighting
how
requires
high
level
from
both
servants
contribute
improvement
and,
thus,
creation.
Originality/value
research
adds
literature,
providing
an
original
contribution
as
It
also
discusses
favouring
process.
Language: Английский
“A Practice of Fairness”: Social Equity Budgeting in Freedom City
Public Administration,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 19, 2025
ABSTRACT
Social
justice
is
often
theorized
as
fairness
and
expressed
in
equity
part
of
public
administration
associated
budgeting
practices.
Whereas
much
literature
contrasted
deontological
positions,
emphasizing
a
procedural
with
based
on
rules,
consequentialist
theory
that
emphasizes
distributional
outcomes,
this
paper
addresses
lack
social
research
into
As
politics
the
budget
process
fundamental
to
who
gets
what,
calling
upon
practice
theory,
paper's
theorization
“a
fairness”
anchored
operationalized
Equity
Budgeting
(SEB)
context
austerity‐localism
English
local
government
from
2010
2024
under
Conservative
led
coalition
Governments,
specific
examples
longitudinal
case
study
Newcastle
City
Council
(NCC).
The
suggests
needs
focus
embracing
interactions
for
practical
intelligibility
understanding,
alongside
aspects
found
approaches
justice.
Language: Английский