Participation in Budget Process in Russian Cities: St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Petrozavodsk, Pskov, Velikije Luki, Samara, Novosibirsk, Yuzno-Sakhalinsk

Participation in Budget Process in Russian Cities: St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Petrozavodsk, Pskov, Velikije Luki, Samara, Novosibirsk, Yuzno-Sakhalinsk

This brief report outlines the participatory planning initiative enacted by the Russian NGO, Strategy. A summary of their six-year approach (1998-2002) is included, along with an assessment of challenges, lessons learned, and breakthroughs experienced.