Participatory budgeting directly involves local people in making decisions on the spending and priorities for a defined public budget.

Participatory budgeting establishes a process in which the effects of peoples involvement are directly seen in either policy change or spending priorities. It is not just a consultation exercise, but an embodiment of direct, deliberative democracy.

Visit the Participatory Unit site to find out more.

Read the atatched article form Cory Allen, a graduate Research Assistant at Dakota Univeristy.