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What Mr. Rossi Wants in Participatory Budgeting: Two R’s (Responsiveness and Representation) and Two I’s (Inclusiveness and Interaction)

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  • Carmela Barbera
  • Mariafrancesca Sicilia
  • Ileana Steccolini

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Participatory budgeting is a form of “co-planning” and “co-design” that is claimed to improve the level of democracy and public accountability. Drawing on evidence from the municipality of Rho’s participatory budgeting experience (in 2013 and 2014), this paper, through a Q analysis of citizens’ perceptions, reveals four types of “co-planners/co-designers,” including: (1) supporter in theory, but doubtful in practice; (2) worried about the trade-off between consensus and creativity; (3) supporter of a community approach; and (4) aware of the importance of citizens. Drawing on these results, four conditions for successfully implementing participatory budgeting are identified: responsiveness, representation, inclusiveness, and interaction.

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  • Carmela Barbera & Mariafrancesca Sicilia & Ileana Steccolini, 2016. "What Mr. Rossi Wants in Participatory Budgeting: Two R’s (Responsiveness and Representation) and Two I’s (Inclusiveness and Interaction)," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(13), pages 1088-1100, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1088-1100
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1177839
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    1. Pazzi, Silvia & Svetlova, Ekaterina, 2023. "NGOs, public accountability, and critical accounting education: Making data speak," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).

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