Budżet obywatelski jako inicjatywa wspierająca postawę społeczeństwa obywatelskiego
Participatory budgeting as an initiative supporting the attitude of civil society

Summary/Abstract: Participatory budgeting may be defined as an initiative which enables citizens to directly affect the expenditures of public budget. It was first launched in Porto Alegre (Brazil) in 1989 and soon gained approval in other countries. So far, over 1500 cities around the world joined participatory budgeting25. The initiative was also developed in Polish cities. It began in 2011 when the residents of Sopot decided how to spend around 5 million zlotys. The article contains the main principle of participatory budgeting and describes the process of its implementation on the example of Sopot.

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