scholarly journals Participatory budgeting in Portugal: development prospects

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68
Author(s):  
N. V. Gavrilova
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Participatory Budgeting ◽  
Joint Project ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Participatory Practices ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The City

Introduction. The relevance of the study is caused by the spread of participatory budgeting practices in Russia and abroad. In 2017 the joint project ‘Development of initiative budgeting in the Russian Federation’ of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the World Bank has been launched. More than 50 Russian regions are involved in this project today. In March 2018 the need to develop citizen engagement was reflected in state program of the Russian Finance Ministry ‘Public Finance Management and Regulation of Financial Markets’. Since citizen participation in the budget process is still new, scholars and practitioners take interest in foreign experience, in particular, in the mechanisms used in European countries. Portugal is of a particular interest because the only nationwide practice of participatory budgeting is being implemented there.Materials and methods. The article is based on the comparative historical analysis and case-study method. Academic articles, thematic books and monographs, official websites of the state and local authorities of Portugal, specialized online-participation portals, reports of foreign experts at the Moscow Financial Forum 2018 were involved as sources. The author also relied on oral information received from the representatives of the Branding and Communication Department of Lisbon during an in-person meeting at the City Hall in June, 2018.Results. The historical and political context of the development of modern mechanisms of direct democracy in Portugal was identified. The nationwide program, national programs of school and youth participatory budgeting are analyzed. The specificity of the projects, the target audience and the results within each of the directions are described. Special attention is paid to the city of Lisbon, in which several crowdsourcing and participatory practices are implemented.Discussion and conclusions. The most original approaches that are interesting from the point of view of the procedures used for engaging citizens or specifics of local issues that are presented for discussion in the framework of participatory practices are identified.

scholarly journals Goal Setting of Youth Practices of Participatory Budgeting

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-92
Author(s):  
Natalia G. Ivanova ◽  
Vitalii A. Fedosov
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Participatory Budgeting ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Standard Practices ◽  
The Relationship

Participatory budgeting in the Russian Federation is experiencing a new round of development. The practices of participatory budgeting, which are implemented by state and local governments, are becoming more and more diverse. Some of them involve people who are not well-represented in standard practices, for example, people with disabilities, young people etc. The authors conduct a study of the development of participatory budgeting practices for young people, highlight their characteristic features, and summarize foreign and Russian experience. A key aspect of designing the practice of participatory budgeting is its goal setting. The article systematizes the goals of participatory budgeting practices for “adults” and, based on the available data, determines the priorities of goal setting for youth participatory budgeting practices. The authors substantiate the relationship between the practices of participatory budgeting for young people and programs to improve budget literacy.

scholarly journals Problems and prospects of establishing and implementing forms of direct democracy in russian legislation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 491-497
Author(s):  
Vitaly Viktorovich Goncharov ◽  
Sergey A. Balashenko ◽  
Artem A. Pukhov ◽  
Tatiana N. Mikhaleva ◽  
Grigory A. Vasilevich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Local Levels

This article is devoted to the analysis of problems and prospects of consolidating and implementing forms of direct democracy in Russian legislation at the Federal, regional and local levels.  The authors have developed and justified measures to solve these problems.  The full consolidation and implementation of direct democracy in Russian legislation will create additional legal guarantees for the implementation of the constitutional principles of democracy and citizen participation in the management of state affairs, taking the next step towards improving the Russian Federation as a modern democratic state.

scholarly journals Pathways to Citizen Participation: Participatory Budgeting Policy Choice by Local Governments

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Skip Krueger ◽  
HyungGun Park
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Participatory Budgeting ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Administrative Capacity ◽  
Specific Policy

The existing literature on participatory budgeting – as one means of citizen participation in local governance – tends to focus on how to stimulate citizen participation in the budget process, and primarily aims to descriptively explain the magnitude of participation or the adoption of specific policy approaches. We investigate participatory budgeting from an institutional perspective and empirically evaluate the choices that local governments make in adopting a specific set of rules for including citizens in the budget process. We suggest that the choice of the type of participatory budgeting policy is predicated on the partisanship of policymakers, the administrative capacity of local government, and citizen’s experience with other forms of direct democracy. To test these hypotheses, we collect information on 224 local governments in South Korea from 2004 to 2013. For each city, we identify the type of participatory budgeting policy they adopt and evaluate that choice in an empirical model. The results provide evidence that the partisanship of local policymakers and the administrative capacity of the local government are associated with different choices about the inclusion of citizens in the budget process.

scholarly journals Dualism of the Legal Nature of Local Self-Government Within the Framework of the Constitutional Reform of the Russian Federation (on the Example of Local Self-Government in Novosibirsk)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 22-25
Author(s):  
Olesya V. Fedorova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Constitutional Reform ◽  
Public Power ◽  
Legal Structure ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City

The Constitution of the Russian Federation this year includes the legal structure “unified system of public power”, which includes local self-government bodies in addition to state authorities. This article examines the duality of the legal nature of local self-government, on the example of the city of Novosibirsk, analyzes the essence of local self-government as a public authority of a municipal formation and as an institution of civil society; justifies the need for local selfgovernment bodies to have power, imperative powers. The article examines the legal and organizational basis for the right of the population of the city of Novosibirsk to participate in the management of municipal Affairs, to resolve issues of local significance through the implementation of civil initiatives. The article analyzes such forms of direct democracy as instructions from voters to deputies, appeals from citizens to local self-government bodies, participation of citizens in sessions of a representative body of a municipal formation, as well as such forms of public authority by local selfgovernment bodies as municipal control, and bringing guilty persons to administrative responsibility for committing an offense by administrative commissions of a municipal formation.

Major Approaches to Assessing the Fiscal Sustainability of the Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 577-583
Author(s):  
L. A. Tuaeva ◽  
I. Z. Toguzova ◽  
S. K. Tokaeva
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Fiscal Sustainability ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Universal System ◽  
Russian Scientific ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State And Local

The presented study develops theoretical and methodological foundations for assessing the fiscal sustainability of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in perspective.Aim. The study aims to develop a systems approach to assessing the fiscal sustainability of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the medium and long term.Tasks. The authors analyze the major approaches to assessing the fiscal sustainability of federal subjects and determine the significance of quantitative and qualitative assessment methods in the development of a methodology for assessing the fiscal sustainability of federal subjects in the medium and long term.Methods. This study uses scientific methods of cognition, analysis and synthesis, comparison and analogy, systems and institutional approaches to assess the fiscal sustainability of federal subjects.Results. The authors examine the major approaches to assessing the fiscal sustainability of federal subjects developed by Russian scientific schools and disciplines; approaches used by state and local authorities; approaches to assessing the fiscal sustainability of federal subjects used by international and national rating agencies; foreign experience. In general, this implies the development of a universal system of indicators for assessing the fiscal sustainability of federal subjects.Conclusions. It is substantiated that under the current conditions of new challenges, particularly in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, it is necessary to assess the long-term balance and sustainability of the budgets of federal subjects using a systems approach based on quantitative and qualitative methods, making allowance for the medium- and long-term prospects to make efficient management decisions at different levels of the economic system.

Budget system of the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Ninalalova
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Financial Control ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Educational Standards ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Budget System

The textbook describes the budget and the budget system of the Russian Federation, examines the composition and structure of budget revenues and expenditures at all levels of the budget system of the Russian Federation, the features of the organization of the budget process in the Russian Federation, the content of budget federalism and inter-budget relations in the country, the features of the formation of state extra-budgetary funds, as well as the basics of the organization of budget and financial control in the country. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. It is intended for students, postgraduates, teachers of economic fields, as well as for researchers and practitioners dealing with problems of public finance and the financial system.

scholarly journals Treasury Control of Budget Expenditures of the Russian Federation Constituent Entities: Practice and Optimization Opportunities.

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1894-1910
Author(s):  
Marzhinat I. KANKULOVA ◽  
Sabina Z. OSMANOVA
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Automated Information System ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation

Subject. This article examines the business processes of treasury control in the course of authorizing budget expenditures of the subject of the Russian Federation. Objectives. The article aims to develop recommendations for improving the business processes of treasury execution of budget expenditures of the subject of the Russian Federation. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of formalization, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, comparison, observation, and other general scientific theoretical and empirical research methods. Results. The article identifies reserves for increasing the potential of treasury control of the financial body of the Russian Federation subject by modifying the functionality of the budget process automated information system. It offers recommendations to increase the number of transactions for which extensive documentary control is carried out, while reducing the labor costs for performing the same type of current operations. Conclusions and Relevance. The proposals to optimize treasury control are in line with the solution of common tasks for the development of modern technologies for budget execution based on digitalization and automation of budget procedures. The results obtained may be of practical interest to the financial authorities of the Russian Federation constituent entities (municipalities) that implement their budgets independently through the current budget account opened at the Federal Treasury.

scholarly journals Economic Justification, Russia Business Regulation and Risk Management in Russian Companies: Limited Liability Company "SSK"

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Hartomy Akbar Basory ◽  
Ni Kadek Sri Widiari Suwitera ◽  
Refly Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Corporate Liquidity ◽  
Business Regulation ◽  
Immediate Recovery ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Corporate Risk ◽  
The City

Abstract. The Russian government's plan to reduce spending, plan not to extend the stimulus package and have the possibility of raising taxes by 2021 are steps to be taken. One of the objectives of the policy of the Russian Federation is to provide the conditions for complete economic development for all levels of society. This study aims to explain how one company in the Russian Federation in the city of Kazan is related to increasing corporate liquidity and risk management. This study uses quantitative analysis methods with liquidity analysis approaches and corporate risk assessment. The results of this study explain that a company in the Russian Federation in the city of Kazan can develop measures to increase corporate liquidity and risk management. The International Monetary Fund also warned that the Russian government's conservative economic policies could impede an immediate recovery - especially in the context of the second wave of infections that pushed the country's healthcare system to its limits.

Managing civil society: democratisation and the environmental movement in a Russian region

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Crotty
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Environmental Movement ◽  
Donor Funding ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Donor Agencies

The stalling of civil society development within the Russian Federation and its attendant causes have been a focus of academic study since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Alongside the emergence of a fragmented and chronically under-funded community of advocacy groups, the literature points to a rejection of democratic structures by the Russian populace and an absence of active civil engagement. Consequently, the international community has sought to bolster the growth and development of the Russian third sector by funding projects and organisations with a view to increasing public participation.Utilising research undertaken in Samara oblast of the Russian Federation, this paper examines the role played by overseas donor agencies within the Samara Environmental Movement (SEM). In examining both the quality and quantity of donor assistance received, it reveals a number of dysfunctions arising from this aid, and in particular, a lack of contextualization and mis-direction of the assistance offered vis-à-vis citizen participation, alongside other behavioural impacts of donor funding within the SEM itself.

Environmental and Epidemiological Aspects of V. cholerae O1 Contamination of Water Bodies in the Republic of Kalmykia

2021 ◽  
pp. 79-86
Author(s):  
EA Moskvitina ◽  
EG Yanovich ◽  
ML Kurilenko ◽  
VD Kruglikov ◽  
AK Noskov
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Wastewater Discharge ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The City ◽  
Chemical Water

Background: Within the framework of cholera surveillance in the Russian Federation, annual isolation of nontoxigenic V. cholerae O1 strains from water bodies is registered in the Republic of Kalmykia. This fact is the rationale for the present study and analysis of data on contamination of water bodies with V. cholerae O1 with account for some environmental and quality indicators of water bodies used for recreational purposes. Objective: To study contamination of water bodies with V. cholerae O1 as a component of cholera control surveillance in the Republic of Kalmykia. Materials and methods: We used notifications issued by Offices of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, passports for V. cholerae O1 strains, and information from “Cholera vibrios. Russia” database for 1991–2019. Results: In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, several outbreaks, sporadic and single imported cases of cholera were registered in the republic. The total of 446 strains of V. cholerae O1 El Tor were isolated during the analyzed period. The PCR analysis identified them as V. cholerae O1 ctxA–tcpA– and V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA+. We observed an increasing trend in the number of isolated strains with the approximation coefficient of 0.374 against its general decrease in the country in 1991–2019. Strains were isolated annually, mainly from the Elista River, Zayachy Pond and other water bodies with poor microbiological and chemical water quality parameters. V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA+ were isolated mainly at the wastewater discharge sites, which indicated their imported origin, along with V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA– with InDel and PCR genotypes not previously found in this region. We consider the contamination of water bodies with V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA– and V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA+ as prerequisites for possible deterioration of the local epidemiological situation due to cholera importation from endemic areas. Conclusion: When analyzing the pollution of water bodies in the Republic of Kalmykia with V. cholerae O1, we established a long-term annual isolation of cholera vibrios from some water bodies in the city of Elista, including Elistinka river, Zayachy and Kolonsky ponds, notorious for poor microbiological and chemical water quality indicators. The contamination was mainly attributed to domestic wastewater discharge and poorly treated effluents of sewage treatment plants into the Elistinka river within the city boundaries, as well as watercourses from hollows. This proves the imported origin of the bacterium confirmed by isolation of V. cholerae O1 ctxA– tcpA– with InDel- and PCR-genotypes not previously found in this region.

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