@kottke i think you’d find interesting the experiments on local-government funding allocation workshops (aka Participatory Budgeting) facilitated by Luke Hohmann and others… they even have a book based on the process, results, and challenges on Nee York City.

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-59201-1

#ParticipatoryBudgeting #BudgetAllocationWorkshops #NYC #NewYorkCity #LukeHohmann

Real Money, Real Power?

This book reports on a multi-methodological, qualitative study of New York City’s participatory budgeting (PB) process from the perspective of a city resident over time, and provides a ground-level view of the limitations and the potential reform of public finance and budgeting.

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