cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929689.v1
title: Home services for children and adolescents: feedback effects, reflections, and current challenges

description: Abstract The objective of the study is to investigate, through a historical and institutional perspective, the historical development and current configuration of the Institutional Care Service for Children and Adolescents at risk. It is argued that, by favoring the development of certain skills at the expense of others, previous decisions have influenced current decisions, explaining the difficulty of changing the course of policy. The analysis shows that choices made in the Vargas Era undermined the implementation of innovations established by the Código de 1979 and the Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (ECA) (1990) up until the mid-2000s when the bureaucracy of state social assistance was strengthened. The empirical data used are found in the Censo Suas 2014 and the regulations that, from the early twentieth century, have been structured in child and adolescent social assistance policies.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929690
title: Multidimensional poverty in the state of Bahia: a spatial analysis from the censuses of 2000 and 2010

description: Abstract The article aims to collaborate with the analysis about poverty in the state of Bahia, studying the spatial behavior of poverty in the state in 2000 and 2010, using the Municipal Poverty Index (MPI). The MPI allowed the creation of a ranking of municipalities, which in comparison with the ranking based on the Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI) in the same years analyzed, was effective for measuring the spatial poverty in the state. The study found evidence of a pattern of spatialization as well as the existence of clusters of regional poverty. It is a multidimensional study using variables such as income, education, housing and health.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929690.v1
title: Multidimensional poverty in the state of Bahia: a spatial analysis from the censuses of 2000 and 2010

description: Abstract The article aims to collaborate with the analysis about poverty in the state of Bahia, studying the spatial behavior of poverty in the state in 2000 and 2010, using the Municipal Poverty Index (MPI). The MPI allowed the creation of a ranking of municipalities, which in comparison with the ranking based on the Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI) in the same years analyzed, was effective for measuring the spatial poverty in the state. The study found evidence of a pattern of spatialization as well as the existence of clusters of regional poverty. It is a multidimensional study using variables such as income, education, housing and health.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929693
title: Assessing government-nonprofit collaborations and density of nonprofit organizations in Brazil

description: This research analyzes the effects of the density of nonprofit organizations and government-nonprofit collaboration on human development and income inequality in Brazil. Governance studies assume that government-nonprofit collaboration leads to improved societal outcomes. This research tests this hypothesis in 5,562 Brazilian municipalities using ordinary least squares regressions and spatial models. Spatial analysis enables the identification of specific effects occurring across different regions. The rate of contracts between the federal government and nonprofits in each Brazilian municipality is associated with the decrease of income inequality, but it is also significantly associated with a lower level of human development. The density of nonprofits from different fields of activity presents diverse relations with human development and inequality. These results enable a more realistic analysis of governance arrangements, considering their impact over communities and the local realities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929693.v1
title: Assessing government-nonprofit collaborations and density of nonprofit organizations in Brazil

description: This research analyzes the effects of the density of nonprofit organizations and government-nonprofit collaboration on human development and income inequality in Brazil. Governance studies assume that government-nonprofit collaboration leads to improved societal outcomes. This research tests this hypothesis in 5,562 Brazilian municipalities using ordinary least squares regressions and spatial models. Spatial analysis enables the identification of specific effects occurring across different regions. The rate of contracts between the federal government and nonprofits in each Brazilian municipality is associated with the decrease of income inequality, but it is also significantly associated with a lower level of human development. The density of nonprofits from different fields of activity presents diverse relations with human development and inequality. These results enable a more realistic analysis of governance arrangements, considering their impact over communities and the local realities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929696.v1
title: The social production of the organization of the public bus system in Porto Alegre — 2012-14

description: This paper analyses the social production of the public bus service in Porto Alegre, taking the Theory of Social Production (TSP) by Carlos Matus as reference. TSP explains how social reality is produced by actors acting under certain conditions and restrictions. Secondary data is interpretatively analyzed using categories from TSP. Considering social facts that resulted in accumulations and changes to the rules of the game, as well as the social actors involved, their motivations and the resources they mobilize, the study demonstrates the relevance of the Public Transport Struggle Front in the process of social production under analysis. It also highlights the contributions of TSP in the analysis of public policies as part of a process of interaction between social actors, located both within and outside the State apparatus.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929696
title: The social production of the organization of the public bus system in Porto Alegre — 2012-14

description: This paper analyses the social production of the public bus service in Porto Alegre, taking the Theory of Social Production (TSP) by Carlos Matus as reference. TSP explains how social reality is produced by actors acting under certain conditions and restrictions. Secondary data is interpretatively analyzed using categories from TSP. Considering social facts that resulted in accumulations and changes to the rules of the game, as well as the social actors involved, their motivations and the resources they mobilize, the study demonstrates the relevance of the Public Transport Struggle Front in the process of social production under analysis. It also highlights the contributions of TSP in the analysis of public policies as part of a process of interaction between social actors, located both within and outside the State apparatus.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929695.v1
title: Poverty lines in the Brasil Sem Miséria Plan: a review and proposed alternatives in poverty measurement according to the methodology of Sonia Rocha

description: Abstract This paper criticizes the methodology of poverty measurement used by the Brazilian federal government called Brasil Sem Miséria Plan (PBSM). Using a compilation and analysis of secondary data collected from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), we conducted a comparison between the government methodology and that one used by the economist Sonia Rocha. Her methodology establishes poverty lines which are regionalized and indexed to the consumer basket values found in different regions of the country. The results of both methodologies are compared, showing that PBSM lines are incapable of detecting 12.9 million Brazilians living in poverty. In our conclusions, we present suggestions to improve the government’s poverty measurement methodology, i.e., the need of a regionalization of poverty lines and that they become indexed to regional consumer basket prices.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929695
title: Poverty lines in the Brasil Sem Miséria Plan: a review and proposed alternatives in poverty measurement according to the methodology of Sonia Rocha

description: Abstract This paper criticizes the methodology of poverty measurement used by the Brazilian federal government called Brasil Sem Miséria Plan (PBSM). Using a compilation and analysis of secondary data collected from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), we conducted a comparison between the government methodology and that one used by the economist Sonia Rocha. Her methodology establishes poverty lines which are regionalized and indexed to the consumer basket values found in different regions of the country. The results of both methodologies are compared, showing that PBSM lines are incapable of detecting 12.9 million Brazilians living in poverty. In our conclusions, we present suggestions to improve the government’s poverty measurement methodology, i.e., the need of a regionalization of poverty lines and that they become indexed to regional consumer basket prices.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929699
title: Embrapa’s alliance department: role and position

description: This article offers an empirical base regarding the elements that make up alliance capability. Specifically, it attempts to understand the activities of the alliance portfolio management and its relationship to the rest of the organization. To accomplish this, it relies on premises in the literature relative to dynamic capabilities, the knowledge-based view, the competence-based view and the theory of organizational learning. The research method was a case study, using semi-structured interviews, analysis of documents and participative observation. The results show the importance and the role of the area in charge of managing the alliance portfolio. It points out this area’s functions related to the structure of the organization, provides empirical evidence of those functions, and demonstrates how the management process effectively proceeds in its different stages.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929699.v1
title: Embrapa’s alliance department: role and position

description: This article offers an empirical base regarding the elements that make up alliance capability. Specifically, it attempts to understand the activities of the alliance portfolio management and its relationship to the rest of the organization. To accomplish this, it relies on premises in the literature relative to dynamic capabilities, the knowledge-based view, the competence-based view and the theory of organizational learning. The research method was a case study, using semi-structured interviews, analysis of documents and participative observation. The results show the importance and the role of the area in charge of managing the alliance portfolio. It points out this area’s functions related to the structure of the organization, provides empirical evidence of those functions, and demonstrates how the management process effectively proceeds in its different stages.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929702
title: The financing of culture in Brazil between 2003 and 2015: a path for generating monopoly rent

description: Abstract This article aims to analyze the public funding of culture in Brazil by studying the projects approved by the Ministry of Culture between 2003 and 2015. A quantitative longitudinal study is undertaken and includes theorizing on the concept of ‘monopoly rent’ from the political economy. The results showed that even with the change in the concept of culture at a government level, there is a concentration of supporters and proponents who use the Law of Cultural Incentive (LIC) to obtain resources to enable cultural projects. We conclude that the public policies of financing culture continue to transfer the decision of which projects will be funded to the market. The market, in turn, tends to generate monopoly rent with the use of public resources for the promotion of cultural projects that are monopolized by few producers and foundations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929702.v1
title: The financing of culture in Brazil between 2003 and 2015: a path for generating monopoly rent

description: Abstract This article aims to analyze the public funding of culture in Brazil by studying the projects approved by the Ministry of Culture between 2003 and 2015. A quantitative longitudinal study is undertaken and includes theorizing on the concept of ‘monopoly rent’ from the political economy. The results showed that even with the change in the concept of culture at a government level, there is a concentration of supporters and proponents who use the Law of Cultural Incentive (LIC) to obtain resources to enable cultural projects. We conclude that the public policies of financing culture continue to transfer the decision of which projects will be funded to the market. The market, in turn, tends to generate monopoly rent with the use of public resources for the promotion of cultural projects that are monopolized by few producers and foundations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929704.v1
title: Alternative funding sources’ impact on efficiency and productivity of subnational entities in Brazil after the Fiscal Responsibility Law

description: Abstract We use panel data envelopment analysis on a sample that aims to model the process of social welfare generation by federation units. The first innovation is the use of input sources associated with traditional revenues, such as transfers and taxes, as well as alternative sources of funding via national credit and paradiplomacy. As a result of this process, the State provides goods and services associated with socioeconomic variables such as, health, violence, demographics, study, and basic infrastructure. Only seven units, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, and São Paulo, were entirely efficient in the decade studied (2004 to 2013). The incorporation of credit sources as inputs significantly influences efficiency gains and changes to national ranking. The level of efficiency of some states might be compromised by excessive debt. In terms of public policy, the use of efficiency as a meritocracy metric in tax reform is suggested.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929704
title: Alternative funding sources’ impact on efficiency and productivity of subnational entities in Brazil after the Fiscal Responsibility Law

description: Abstract We use panel data envelopment analysis on a sample that aims to model the process of social welfare generation by federation units. The first innovation is the use of input sources associated with traditional revenues, such as transfers and taxes, as well as alternative sources of funding via national credit and paradiplomacy. As a result of this process, the State provides goods and services associated with socioeconomic variables such as, health, violence, demographics, study, and basic infrastructure. Only seven units, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, and São Paulo, were entirely efficient in the decade studied (2004 to 2013). The incorporation of credit sources as inputs significantly influences efficiency gains and changes to national ranking. The level of efficiency of some states might be compromised by excessive debt. In terms of public policy, the use of efficiency as a meritocracy metric in tax reform is suggested.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929705
title: The price of governing: coalition management costs in Brazil’s presidential system

description: Abstract: This paper examines the effects of a president’s coalition management decisions on the costs of governing. An innovative Governing Costs Index (GCI) was developed, taking into consideration political and financial transfers made by the president to coalition parties. GCI is calculated employing a principal component analysis. The relationship between the variations on the management strategies and the costs were estimated using a first-differences panel. GCI was considered as the dependent variable and the coalition size, ideological heterogeneity, and cabinet proportionality among partners as the explanatory variables. Results indicate that large, ideologically heterogeneous coalitions and disproportional cabinets tend to be more expensive over time. The results also suggest that presidential decisions about how to manage coalitions influence governing costs in important ways, even when controlling exogenous constraints like party fragmentation at the Congress and presidential popularity. In addition, spending more political and financial resources with coalition allies does not necessarily lead to greater political support for the president in the Congress.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929705.v1
title: The price of governing: coalition management costs in Brazil’s presidential system

description: Abstract: This paper examines the effects of a president’s coalition management decisions on the costs of governing. An innovative Governing Costs Index (GCI) was developed, taking into consideration political and financial transfers made by the president to coalition parties. GCI is calculated employing a principal component analysis. The relationship between the variations on the management strategies and the costs were estimated using a first-differences panel. GCI was considered as the dependent variable and the coalition size, ideological heterogeneity, and cabinet proportionality among partners as the explanatory variables. Results indicate that large, ideologically heterogeneous coalitions and disproportional cabinets tend to be more expensive over time. The results also suggest that presidential decisions about how to manage coalitions influence governing costs in important ways, even when controlling exogenous constraints like party fragmentation at the Congress and presidential popularity. In addition, spending more political and financial resources with coalition allies does not necessarily lead to greater political support for the president in the Congress.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929708
title: Unpaid commitments and loss of budgetary credibility

description: Abstract This article discusses the use of unpaid commitments and its impacts on the credibility and transparency of public finances. Based on a typification of the four types of existing carry-over in current Brazilian regulation, the article shows evidence of the emergence of a “parallel budget” in the three levels of government with regulation and external control issues. The development of the balances and enrollment of the unpaid commitments was proxied by the sum of these accounts in the Federal Government balance sheet, as well as in 26 States and the Federal District, and for 4,100 cities. Additionally, the interpretation given by the Courts of Auditors for unpaid commitments usage by governments without financial ballast was observed as well as the level of transparency given by those governments with the larger amounts of unpaid commitments. The results indicate that, besides the growing debt, the weak regulation of unverified unpaid commitments is seriously reducing the credibility and transparency of the budget at all levels of government.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929708.v1
title: Unpaid commitments and loss of budgetary credibility

description: Abstract This article discusses the use of unpaid commitments and its impacts on the credibility and transparency of public finances. Based on a typification of the four types of existing carry-over in current Brazilian regulation, the article shows evidence of the emergence of a “parallel budget” in the three levels of government with regulation and external control issues. The development of the balances and enrollment of the unpaid commitments was proxied by the sum of these accounts in the Federal Government balance sheet, as well as in 26 States and the Federal District, and for 4,100 cities. Additionally, the interpretation given by the Courts of Auditors for unpaid commitments usage by governments without financial ballast was observed as well as the level of transparency given by those governments with the larger amounts of unpaid commitments. The results indicate that, besides the growing debt, the weak regulation of unverified unpaid commitments is seriously reducing the credibility and transparency of the budget at all levels of government.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929710
title: Public-private partnerships (PPP) in mega-sport events: a comparative study of the provision of sports arenas for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil

description: Abstract Due to its recent adoption, little is known about the performance of public-private partnerships (PPP) and their determinants. The present study aims to investigate the behavior of PPP and their contractual variations in the provision of sports arenas for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, using a comparative perspective on traditional public and private provision modes. The research adopts a qualitative approach with an exploratory perspective and multiple case studies. The results suggest that, for Brazilian public administration, PPP presented good value for money, especially in terms of the time schedule, costs, diversified revenues and bidding process as a result of incentive structures coming from PPP contracts and private partner flexibility.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929710.v1
title: Public-private partnerships (PPP) in mega-sport events: a comparative study of the provision of sports arenas for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil

description: Abstract Due to its recent adoption, little is known about the performance of public-private partnerships (PPP) and their determinants. The present study aims to investigate the behavior of PPP and their contractual variations in the provision of sports arenas for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, using a comparative perspective on traditional public and private provision modes. The research adopts a qualitative approach with an exploratory perspective and multiple case studies. The results suggest that, for Brazilian public administration, PPP presented good value for money, especially in terms of the time schedule, costs, diversified revenues and bidding process as a result of incentive structures coming from PPP contracts and private partner flexibility.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929711
title: Agency problems in the public sector: the role of mediators between central administration of city hall and executive bodies

description: Abstract This article aims to identify the effects of mid-level bureaucrat’s allocation in the intermediation of relations between the main authority of a city’s executive branch and the city’s secretariat, considering the principal-agent relationship in public administration. The study interviewed analysts responsible for goal and project management who mediate the agency relationship between the Chief of Staff and the executive bodies implementing projects put forward by Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall, in order to examine the effects of the analysts’ intermediation in terms of reducing agency problems. The agency problems referred to in the article are due to public administration’s hierarchical structure, resulting from the differences in motivation and goals of the actors, information asymmetries, risk propensity and different planning horizon. Results show this intermediation is positive to reduce agency problems, impacting in terms of difference in motivation and information asymmetries.