Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.3326/pse.47.3.4

COVID-19 and participatory budgeting in North Macedonia and Slovakia

Mária Murray Svidroňová orcid.org/0000-0002-4414-479X ; Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Faculty of Economics, Tajovského 10, 975 90 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Marjan Nikolov orcid.org/0000-0002-7902-0316 ; International Slavic University, Marshal Tito 77, 2220 Sveti Nikole, North Macedonia
Vesna Garvanlieva Andonova orcid.org/0000-0002-0735-1781 ; Center for economic analyses, Blvd. Jane Sandanski 63/3, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
Alena Kaščáková ; Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Faculty of Economics, Tajovského 10, 975 90 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Abstract

The practice of fostering citizen participation in public finance-related decision making at local government level in North Macedonia and Slovakia has backslid during COVID-19. Since COVID-19 prompted a worldwide lockdown, governments were forced to introduce emergencies and/or develop “new” participation methods. The paper aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on citizens’ participation in financial decision-making using participatory budgeting among the local self-governments in North Macedonia and Slovakia and identify possible COVID-19-specific and general barriers to such participation, considering the particular context of the two countries.

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic,participatory budgeting,local self-government

Hrčak ID:

307861

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/307861

Publication date:

4.9.2023.

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