INNOWACYJNE WYKORZYSTANIE METODY AHP W PODZIALE ŚRODKÓW BUDŻETU OBYWATELSKIEGO
DIVISION OF PARTICIPATORY BUDGET MONEY WITH THE INNOVATIVE USE OF AHP METHOD

Summary/Abstract: The study aims to present the idea of a participatory budget as a tool to activate residents and to improve the efficiency of spending money by local governments. The author presents the division, tasks and rights of local government units in Poland according to currently applicable legal acts. The study presents in a simplified way the process of adopting the city budget and types of expenses. The author also discusses the problem of dividing money in the participatory budget into individual areas of the city; proposes the use of one of the multicriteria decision making methods − Analytic Hierarchy Process. It presents its assumptions and algorithm; uses it to make an exemplary division of money for the city of Sosnowiec. It performs an assessment of the effectiveness and rationality of its use and compares the results obtained with the amount of funds set by the Municipal Office in Sosnowiec.

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