total of pb processes
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68

local government
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61

regional, state
​and national governments

0

other type of institution

7

large cities

2

capital cities

8

Legislation regarding the regulation of Participatory Budgeting experiences
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The regulations regarding Participatory Budgeting are only for the municipalities (organic letters, ordinances). In the National University cases, P.B are regulated by the universities’ statute, which is the most important regulation in this context.

Outstanding innovation
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In the last year the main innovation has been the implementation of Participatory Budgeting focused in the elders (people over 60 years old) in the municipalities of Gualeguaychú and Santo Tomé.

Principal tendencies detected
​​_

Continues the tendency towards the moderate growing of local
governments developing. Participatory Budgeting experiences. Also, it can be observed digital features within the presentation of proposals phase.

OTHER INFORMATION
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Participatory Budgeting experiences in Argentina mostly involved face to face participation of the citizens. However, for some years now there have been experiences that incorporated the use of information technologies in the proposal making and the project selection phases of the processes, such as Rosario, La Plata and Vicente Lopez.

C O M M U N I T Y

capital

Buenos Aires

population

44 494 500

language

Spanish

currency

Peso

P O S I T I O N   O N   I N D E X E S

DEMOCRACY

47
FLAWED DEMOCRACY

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

47
VERY HIGH

CORRUPTION PERCEPTION

85/180

WORLD HAPPINESS

47/156