COVID-19 and participatory budgeting in North Macedonia and Slovakia

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

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

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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.

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2023-09-04

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Murray Svidroňová, M., Nikolov, M. . ., Garvanlieva Andonova, V. ., & Kaščáková, A. (2023). COVID-19 and participatory budgeting in North Macedonia and Slovakia. Public Sector Economics, 47(3), 387–406. https://doi.org/10.3326/pse.47.3.4

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