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Determinants of combining budgetary innovations at the local level: experience from Slovakia

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  • Martina Balazova

    (Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Daniel Klimovsky

    (Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia; University of Pardubice, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Science and Research Centre, Pardubice, Czech Republic)

  • Maria Murray Svidronova

    (Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Faculty of Economics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia)

Abstract

Slovakia belongs to a highly decentralised group of European countries, especially in terms of autonomy of local governments. The structure of local governments is extremely fragmented and therefore the individual capacities of many of them can be quite limited. Programme performance-based budgeting was introduced as a compulsory budgetary innovation for all larger local governments several years ago. Moreover, dozens of them have already experienced participatory budgeting. The aim of this article is to analyse the links between programme performance-based budgeting and participatory budgeting as local budgetary innovations and to identify the key political factors influencing the spread and durability of participatory budgeting in Slovakia. The findings show that in most municipalities there is a link between PB and PPBB, which is rather positive and could help to sustain PB in the municipality. The second part of the research reveals two political determinants influencing the success of participatory budgeting in Slovakia.

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  • Martina Balazova & Daniel Klimovsky & Maria Murray Svidronova, 2022. "Determinants of combining budgetary innovations at the local level: experience from Slovakia," Public Sector Economics, Institute of Public Finance, vol. 46(3), pages 355-383.
    • Handle: RePEc:ipf:psejou:v:46:y:2022:i:3:p:355-383
    DOI: 10.3326/pse.46.3.2
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    Keywords

    programme performance-based budgeting; participatory budgeting; transparency; accountability; local government; Slovakia;
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    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • H76 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Other Expenditure Categories
    • O35 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Social Innovation

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