Do Prefectures Prioritize Local Development? Limitations to the Planning and Implementation of Local Development Policies in Montes Claros/MG

• Autor(a) principal: Couto, Felipe Fróes
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Ckagnazaroff, Ivan Beck
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Administração Pública e Gestão Social
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufv.br/apgs/article/view/4931
• topic: Desenvolvimento Local; Prefeitura; Capacidade Administrativa; Administração Pública e Gestão Social

In this article, it is assumed that the municipalities have an important role in promoting local development. This work is a qualitative study, whichgoal is to analyze the perceptions of public managers in the municipality about the difficulties and limitations of Montes Claros/MG’s prefecture in planning,implementing and managing local development actions. For data collection and treatment, 15 local authorities were interviewed in the period of January toMarch 2015. Respondents reported a scenario in which concerns about local development are, in the structure of expenses of the city halls, only non-priorityextras that are not related to the objectives defined by the State and Federal Governments, which are the main sources of resource allocation and governmentalcontrol. Local development actions, once not considered as a priority in the present case, are considered complementary and receive equivalent treatment inlocal administration.Key-Words: Local Development, City Hall, Administrative Capacity.