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- Title
Does Participatory Budgeting Improve the Legitimacy of the Local Government?: A Comparative Case Study of Two Cities in China.
- Authors
Wu (吴彦), Yan; Wang (王闻), Wen
- Abstract
This research applies David Beetham's theory of legitimacy to analyse the current decision-making procedures of public budgeting in mainland China. Specifically, it evaluates the impact of two forms of participatory budgeting (PB) on improving the legitimacy of public budgeting in two regional provinces/cities; Wuxi (near Shanghai) and Wenling (a coastal city some 400 km south of Shanghai). Comparative case studies are employed to compare and evaluate the effectiveness of PB in the two cities. The comparisons are made from all three aspects of legitimacy based on Beetham's framework, investigating in which aspects and to what extent PB has contributed to enhancing the legitimacy of budgetary decision-making. Difficulties and limitations in promoting PB in China are also discussed.
- Subjects
WUXI (Jiangsu Sheng, China); WENLING Shi (China); JIANGSU Sheng (China); CHINA; LEGITIMACY of governments; LOCAL government; DECISION making; BUDGET; POLITICAL participation; BEETHAM, David
- Publication
Australian Journal of Public Administration, 2012, Vol 71, Issue 2, p122
- ISSN
0313-6647
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8500.2012.00771.x