Real Money, Real Power?: The Challenges with Participatory Budgeting in New York

Description: Real Money, Real Power? by Daniel Williams, Don Waisanen New York City has the largest council-sponsored Participatory Budgeting (PB) processes in North America. This book reports on a multi-methodological study of New York Citys participatory budgeting (PB) process from the perspective of a city resident over time. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description New York City has the largest council-sponsored Participatory Budgeting (PB) processes in North America. From its inception in Brazil, PB was a process that empowered the least-advantaged members of the community by providing a way to propose budget allocations through voting. This book reports on a multi-methodological study of New York Citys participatory budgeting (PB) process from the perspective of a city resident over time. A participatory budgeting slogan purports that the initiative offers "real power" and "real money" to constituents at a local level. To critically examine such top-down assertions, and different than much that has been written about PB, this book researches and navigates its events the way a member of the community would see it. The study reveals a lack of transparency, manipulation by city agencies, the favorable treatment of insider proposed projects, and a failure to reveal the basis of project costs. It also finds that there is no singular participatory budgeting project in New York City. Instead, there are numerous participatory budget projects, as many as there are council members who engage in the practice. This book provides a ground-level view of these limitations and recommends substantial reform. Back Cover New York City has the largest council-sponsored Participatory Budgeting (PB) processes in North America. From its inception in Brazil, PB was a process that empowered the least-advantaged members of the community by providing a way to propose budget allocations through voting. This book reports on a multi-methodological study of New York Citys participatory budgeting (PB) process from the perspective of a city resident over time. A participatory budgeting slogan purports that the initiative offers "real power" and "real money" to constituents at a local level. To critically examine such top-down assertions, and different than much that has been written about PB, this book researches and navigates its events the way a member of the community would see it. The study reveals a lack of transparency, manipulation by city agencies, the favorable treatment of insider proposed projects, and a failure to reveal the basis of project costs. It also finds that there is no singular participatory budgeting project in New York City. Instead, there are numerous participatory budget projects, as many as there are council members who engage in the practice. This book provides a ground-level view of these limitations and recommends substantial reform. Author Biography Daniel Williams has been with Baruch College since 1995 where he teaches budgeting, performance measurement, and ethics. Prior, he was the budget director for the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (Medicaid). Williams has previous studies of New York City Participatory Budgeting with Thad Calabrese and Anubhav Gupta in Administration and Society and of a New York City discretionary spending with Yonghong Wu in the Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Management. Don Waisanen is a Professor in the Baruch College, CUNY Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, where he teaches courses and workshops in public communication—including executive speech training, communication strategy, and seminars on leadership, storytelling, and conflict management. All his research projects seek to understand how communication works to promote or hinder the force of citizens voices. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction: Real Money, Real Power?.- Chapter 2: Participatory Budgeting from the Past to the Present.- Chapter 3: The Challenges of Neighborhood Assemblies.- Chapter 4: The Challenges of Delegate Meetings.- Chapter 5: The Challenges of Project Expos and Pop-Up Voting.- Chapter 6: Conclusion: Doing Participatory Budgeting Right. Feature Offers an investigative, behind-the-scenes look at New York Citys participatory budgeting (PB) process, which takes readers through an entire annual cycle Provides a clear account of issues related primarily to transparency, manipulation, and favoritism that are not commonly acknowledged in the PB literature Provides a critical review of the experience of the asserted beneficiaries of participatory budgeting and reveals a variety of barriers to actually achieving those benefits Recommends substantial reform, specifically as it pertains to a lack of transparency, manipulation by city agencies, favorable treatment of insider proposed projects, and a failure to reveal the basis of project costs Description for Sales People Offers an investigative, behind-the-scenes look at New York Citys participatory budgeting (PB) process, which takes readers through an entire annual cycle Provides a clear account of issues related primarily to transparency, manipulation, and favoritism that are not commonly acknowledged in the PB literature Provides a critical review of the experience of the asserted beneficiaries of participatory budgeting and reveals a variety of barriers to actually achieving those benefits Recommends substantial reform, specifically as it pertains to a lack of transparency, manipulation by city agencies, favorable treatment of insider proposed projects, and a failure to reveal the basis of project costs Details ISBN3030592006 Author Don Waisanen Short Title Real Money, Real Power? Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 3030592006 ISBN-13 9783030592004 Format Hardcover Subtitle The Challenges with Participatory Budgeting in New York City DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-59201-1 Pages 112 DEWEY 352.48 Publication Date 2020-10-29 Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition 1st Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland UK Release Date 2020-10-29 Illustrations 3 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 112 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color. Edition Description 1st ed. 2020 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134002233;

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