Public management and citizenship: innovative initiatives in Brazilian subnational administration

• Autor(a) principal: Farah, Marta Ferreira Santos
• Data de Publicação: 1997
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Administração Pública
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/7884
• topic: public administration; citizenship; social policies; public policy; local government; public services.; la administración pública; ciudadanía; las políticas sociales; las políticas públicas; gobierno local; servicios públicos.; gestão pública; cidadania; políticas sociais; políticas públicas; governo local; serviços públicos.

This paper analyzes some innovative programs promoted by state and local governments in Brazil. Among the innovative  trends in public policy analyzed, the following stand out: the inclusion of social groups that were not considered as part of citizenship, and in the nature of the services that are rendered to the public. As for the changes on public management the following are considered outstanding: the reduction of the gap between the citizen and State agencies and policies; the increasing participation of society in the formulation and implementation of public policies; the cooperation among different leveIs of government and the integration of policies; the modernization of State agencies' administration.