Local Budget Transparency and Participation: Evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic

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Damir Esenaliev

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Gregory Kisunko

World Bank

Date Written: January 1, 2015

Abstract

The paper investigates determinants of civic participation in local budget processes in rural areas in the Kyrgyz Republic by using data from the Life in Kyrgyzstan survey, conducted in 2012. The analysis of the data suggests that although civic awareness and interest in local budget processes is relatively high, the participation rate in local budgeting processes is low. The paper also shows that interest, awareness, and participation are positively associated with the age, education, employment, risk-taking attitudes, trust, and social capital of respondents. The paper documents that unawareness and lack of participation are largely related to being female, of non-Kyrgyz ethnic origin, inactive in the labor market, recent internal migrants, and residents of communities with poor infrastructure.

Keywords: Youth and Governance, Social Accountability, Government Policies, Local Government, Regional Governance, National Governance

Suggested Citation

Esenaliev, Damir and Kisunko, Gregory, Local Budget Transparency and Participation: Evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic (January 1, 2015). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7154, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2546128

Damir Esenaliev

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Gregory Kisunko (Contact Author)

World Bank ( email )

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