Social participation in the definition of budgetary instruments
Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy
ISSN: 1750-6166
Article publication date: 29 May 2020
Issue publication date: 12 December 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The participation of society is a valuable aspect of the governability of cities, for it strengthens the citizens’ collaborative component. Such participation, which is seen as social, is considered an essential element for the design of a smart city. This study aims to identify the factors that contribute to social participation in the definition of budgetary instruments’ planning.
Design/methodology/approach
Concerning the methodological instruments, this study is characterised by a quantitative and descriptive approach and uses a multivariate data analysis with a sample of 235 respondents.
Findings
The study’s findings identified a framework that portrays elements that collaborate with the social participation in the definition of the public administration’s budgetary instruments, which are considered as elements that are able to develop the role of the popular participation and are characterised by the definition of a smart city by enabling more assertiveness in society’s needs.
Practical implications
Identification of a framework that brings out elements that are able to develop the popular participation in the definition of budgetary instruments. Then, one scale of elements that contribute to social participation in the definition of the public administration’s budgetary instruments theoretically represented and statistically validated, thus contributing to the continuity of studies on social participation.
Social implications
Through studies on social participation in budgetary planning, it is possible to guarantee a better allocation of public resources through intelligent governability.
Originality/value
The research can bring theoretical elements about social participation in the definition of budget instruments for a statistical convergence through the perception of the sample.
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Acknowledgements
This entry was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001.
Citation
Felix Júnior, L.A., Costa, W.P.L.B.d., Guimarães, L.G.d.A., Pereira, G.R.B. and El-Aouar, W.A. (2020), "Social participation in the definition of budgetary instruments", Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, Vol. 14 No. 5, pp. 737-755. https://doi.org/10.1108/TG-12-2019-0118
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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