01110pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001700040245010100057260000900158300001500167362000800182520068200190650002600872700002100898773004500919180718b2013   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aWang, Xiaohu  aAssessing the costs of public participation: A case study of two online participation mechanisms  c2013  ap.179-199.  aMar  aIn 2009, the authors facilitated a citizen-participation process in a local community in Florida in the United States. Using an inductive content analysis across two online participation data sources, the study develops a set of testable propositions about cost functions of public participation. The study shows a nonlinear relationship between administrative costs and participation quantity. It also demonstrates no direct relationship between the costs and participation quality. Moreover, the cost functions vary in different participation mechanisms. These propositions provide a basis for future research to improve cost management in public participation. - Reproduced.  aWorkers participation  aBryer, Thomas A.  aAmerican Review of Public Administration