total of pb processes
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145

local government
​

69

regional, state
​and national governments

1

other type of institution

75

large cities

5

capital cities

2

Legislation regarding the regulation of Participatory Budgeting experiences
_

PB programs are regulated by the individual cities, counties, school districts, and organizations that implement them; there is no state - or national- level regulation of PB to our knowledge.

Outstanding innovation
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New York City created a Civic Engagement Commission that is responsible for expanding PBNYC into a city-wide process with
considerably more resources and the New York City Department of Education has launched PB in 48 high schools with the plan of quickly expanding to all public high schools.

Principal tendencies detected
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Steady growth in number of Participatory Budgeting processes, size of PB budgets, and number of participants. Rapid growth in school-based PB processes.

C O M M U N I T Y

capital

Washington D.C.

population

327 167 430

language

English

currency

US Dollar (USD)

P O S I T I O N   O N   I N D E X E S

DEMOCRACY

25
FLAWED DEMOCRACY

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

13
VERY HIGH

CORRUPTION PERCEPTION

22/180

WORLD HAPPINESS

19/156