Wrocławski Budżet Obywatelski. Teraźniejszość i przyszłość

Abstract

The article analyzes the development of the Wrocław Civic Budget (WBO). It focuses on the process of creating, approving and implementing selected projects. The WBO program is targeted primarily at the residents of the city and it is intended to activate them and increase their involvement in the city’s daily matters. The article presents detailed statistical data on the number of inhabitants interested in the program and on the resources allocated from the city budget on the WBO. Moreover, it describes the plans for the following editions of the program. Despite its great success, some controversies concerning WBO have appeared, though, also in the media. Nevertheless, the number of approved projects is increasing with each edition, year by year, and thus more and more inhabitants of Wrocław get involved in the program.