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Participatory Budgeting Within the Framework of Open Government: Dominican Republic as a Case Study

Vicente-Romero, Geovanny

Participatory budgeting is a public policy and management instrument as well as a mechanism to help develop citizen participation and transparency. This chapter examines participatory budgeting from its origins, evolution, and the way in which it has contributed to make management transparent at the local government level, appropriately guiding the use of financial resources while contributing to the fight against corruption. This work demonstrates how the Dominican Republic is implementing participatory budgeting policies and their impact on the administration of local municipalities, quality of life improvements, and citizen participation as a core democratic principle of direct open government. This chapter presents a strong case, based on the example of municipal-level governments in the Dominican Republic, that participatory budgeting at the local level is one of the most important direct democratic instruments of Open Governments after the right to vote to create a solid foundation for good governance at the local level.

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Title
Direct Democracy Practices at the Local Level
Publisher
IGI Global
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7304-4.ch007

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School of Professional Studies
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February 8, 2022