Building a people's budget

The Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago coordinated the research and evaluation of the PB Chicago process. The research effort sought to determine who participated in the initiative and why they chose to participate, to assess what new knowledge or skills participants gained as a result of their participation, and to evaluate which outreach techniques were most effective in encouraging participation. Researchers administered 2,520 surveys to participants and systematically observed the PB process over the 2013-2014 cycle.

Source: UIC Great Cities Institute
Author information: Thea Crum, Jenny Baker, Eduardo Salinas, Rachel Weber

Year of publication: 2015