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A Study on Current Operations and Improvement of Citizen-participatory Budget System

  • Public Land Law Review
  • Abbr : KPLLR
  • 2013, 63(), pp.197-214
  • Publisher : Korean Public Land Law Association
  • Research Area : Social Science > Law

Jang Kyo-Sik 1

1건국대학교

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ABSTRACT

The citizen-participatory budget system was first introduced by Buk-gu in Gwangju City and Dong-gu in the City of Ulsan in 2004 through the enactment of the ordinance of citizen-participatory budget. Since then, it has been operated in almost all local governments. This system is an institutional measure aimed to protect the locals’ right to choose finance and implement taxpayers’ rights. Its ultimate goal is to realize fiscal democracy. In addition, it makes a contribution to the efficient allocation of local financial resources by establishing local development strategies through citizens’ participation in budgeting and reflecting the projects that they need and expect. Moreover, this kind of citizen-participating budgeting system is helpful in forming a local community by promoting customized projects and improving the locals’ welfare. It’s been ten years since the citizen-participatory budget system was introduced to local authorities. However, the goal of the system has weakened because of poor local financial conditions. In addition, it has been mostly planned and coordinated by government employees because of the locals’ lack of expertise. Furthermore, the current ordinance of citizen-participatory budget is too loose without an institutional backup. Therefore, it is necessary to expand the scope of citizens’ participation, guarantee citizen-led autonomy and offer an opportunity for all citizens to participate. For this, a wide variety of information should be available, and all budget-related processes from budgeting to settlement of accounts should be open and transparent to attract citizens’ participation. To answer the fundamental purpose of the citizen-participatory budget system, in addition, it is important to develop citizens’ expertise by holding conference and public hearing and operating local budget schools. It is also required to design a customized citizen-participatory budget system considering regional characteristics and conditions and keep developing the operating system for better efficiency by expanding citizens’ voluntary participation.

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