Public Participation in the Budget Process in the Republic of Korea

Kang, Young Kyu ; Min, Saw Young

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: BUDGET PROCESS;    CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT;    CIVIL SOCIETY;    STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION;    PUBLIC PARTICIPATION;   

RP-ID  :  125047

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

In January 2013, the InternationalBudget Partnership (IBP) released the latest Open BudgetSurvey (OBS) with a new section on public participation. Thesurvey results are not encouraging. For the 100 surveyedcountries, the average score for public participation in thebudget process is 19 out of 100. However, one country standsout. With a score of 92, Korea emerges as the only country‘that provides extensive opportunities for publicengagement’ (IBP 2012, 33). What makes Korea an exception?This note investigates the different public participationmechanisms in Korea and illustrates how public inputs arereflected in the country’s budget process and fiscal policies.