Municipal management: a study of policies for attracting business in to Araxá-MG

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Giuliano Alves Borges e
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Martinelli, Dante Pinheiro, Passador, Claudia Souza, Passador, João Luiz
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cgpc/article/view/46518
• topic: Local development; public policies; business attracting.; Desarrollo local; políticas públicas; atracción de empresas.; Desenvolvimento local; políticas públicas; atração de empresas.

Endogenous initiatives aimed at local development cannot always can offer welfare to the majority of people. There is a need for foreign investment, but this cannot disguise the regional peculiarities, however, investment must interact harmoniously with local business. Therefore, public policies forattracting companies need to be addressed by municipal governments, as one of several strategies that take into account the various dimensions of development. The aim of this paper is to analyze public policies used to attract companies to the town of Araxá-MG, between 2001 to 2008, noting their influences (favorable or otherwise) for local development. The case study is the research method adopted. This is a good choice in the social sciences when the researcher has little or no influence upon the observed phenomenon. Thus, this paper presents studies of the formation, stages and processes of public policies. The analyses were based on economic, social, environmental, political and institutional dimensions. The results showed that the policies led to good progress results, particularly in the social and political-institutional areas.