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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929627.v1
title: Civil service in Chile, analysis of senior civil servants on the top rung of the hierarchy (2003-13)

description: Abstract This article analyses the main factors that affect the election of a high civil servant in the first level of hierarchy in Chile, according to a sociological perspective using the capital species concept. This paper provides a theoretical and descriptive travel on State modernization and professionalization of public management in Chile. Later, with a sample of 45 cases regarding high civil servants designated during the period of 2003-13, a maximum likelihood logit models were performed to determine the factors that influence the selection of these civil servants. It concludes that political capital is not a factor that gives advantage in the selection.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929627
title: Civil service in Chile, analysis of senior civil servants on the top rung of the hierarchy (2003-13)

description: Abstract This article analyses the main factors that affect the election of a high civil servant in the first level of hierarchy in Chile, according to a sociological perspective using the capital species concept. This paper provides a theoretical and descriptive travel on State modernization and professionalization of public management in Chile. Later, with a sample of 45 cases regarding high civil servants designated during the period of 2003-13, a maximum likelihood logit models were performed to determine the factors that influence the selection of these civil servants. It concludes that political capital is not a factor that gives advantage in the selection.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929629
title: (Im)Possibilities for applying the Excellence in Public Management Model (MEGP)

description: Abstract This study aims at identifying and analyzing the results of the application of the Model of Excellence in Public Management (MEGP) in Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), trying to evaluate the main cultural obstacles in the period from 2003 to 2011, according to the National Program of Public Management (GesPública). It is a descriptive and explanatory research, as a case study with a qualitative approach, involving the collection of primary and secondary data. The survey results point to the partial fulfillment of the goals of the program at the institution, as improvements occur arising from its implementation; however, cultural, bureaucratic and political discontinuity barriers need to be overcome. We conclude that the model of excellence is an important instrument for the public organization that want to qualify their services, not being a prerequisite the total alignment with the model.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929629.v1
title: (Im)Possibilities for applying the Excellence in Public Management Model (MEGP)

description: Abstract This study aims at identifying and analyzing the results of the application of the Model of Excellence in Public Management (MEGP) in Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), trying to evaluate the main cultural obstacles in the period from 2003 to 2011, according to the National Program of Public Management (GesPública). It is a descriptive and explanatory research, as a case study with a qualitative approach, involving the collection of primary and secondary data. The survey results point to the partial fulfillment of the goals of the program at the institution, as improvements occur arising from its implementation; however, cultural, bureaucratic and political discontinuity barriers need to be overcome. We conclude that the model of excellence is an important instrument for the public organization that want to qualify their services, not being a prerequisite the total alignment with the model.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929630
title: Research-action and dialogical mediation as methodological practices favoring the emergence of communication initiatives in Councils of Public Policy Managers

description: Abstract This article examines two methodological practices to support the participation in the spaces of Managers Councils of Public Policies: action research and dialogical mediation. More specifically, we intend to consider whether and how such practices may be stimulating the emergence of communicative action among the participatory institutional designs of the Councils. In order to do it, a study was done in the Municipal Council for Sustainable Rural Development of Viçosa - MG (CMDRS). The theoretical basis of the article is based on the discussion of legitimacy and participation within the deliberative democracy; the methodology used is based on a combination of documental and qualitative researches. As main results, it is understood that such methodological practices constitute, depending on how they are used, as important qualification mechanisms of formal participatory spaces.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929630.v1
title: Research-action and dialogical mediation as methodological practices favoring the emergence of communication initiatives in Councils of Public Policy Managers

description: Abstract This article examines two methodological practices to support the participation in the spaces of Managers Councils of Public Policies: action research and dialogical mediation. More specifically, we intend to consider whether and how such practices may be stimulating the emergence of communicative action among the participatory institutional designs of the Councils. In order to do it, a study was done in the Municipal Council for Sustainable Rural Development of Viçosa - MG (CMDRS). The theoretical basis of the article is based on the discussion of legitimacy and participation within the deliberative democracy; the methodology used is based on a combination of documental and qualitative researches. As main results, it is understood that such methodological practices constitute, depending on how they are used, as important qualification mechanisms of formal participatory spaces.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929632
title: Voluntary transfers from the Brazilian Federal Government to municipalities: mapping the national scenario

description: Abstract The aim of this article is to map the national decentralization stage of financial resources from the federal government to Brazilian districts by voluntary transfers, by means of ministerial programs and individual parliamentary amendments proposed by federal deputies. In order to do it, the documentary research method was used and official information sources had been accessed, which made it possible to build a database for analysis and interpretation. The results showed a heterogeneous distribution of financial resources among the Brazilian districts. In addition, the study still found that the approval rate of parliamentary amendments proposals was much higher than those formulated by ministerial programs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929632.v1
title: Voluntary transfers from the Brazilian Federal Government to municipalities: mapping the national scenario

description: Abstract The aim of this article is to map the national decentralization stage of financial resources from the federal government to Brazilian districts by voluntary transfers, by means of ministerial programs and individual parliamentary amendments proposed by federal deputies. In order to do it, the documentary research method was used and official information sources had been accessed, which made it possible to build a database for analysis and interpretation. The results showed a heterogeneous distribution of financial resources among the Brazilian districts. In addition, the study still found that the approval rate of parliamentary amendments proposals was much higher than those formulated by ministerial programs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929633.v1
title: The process of implementing answerability in contemporary Brazil

description: Abstract: The aim of this study was to characterize the trajectory of answerability in Brazil. In the light of studies based on the historical neo-institutionalism approach, formal institutional changes adopted at federal level between 1985 and 2014, and which favor the typical requirements of answerability - information and justification - were identified and analyzed through the content analysis technique. The conclusion is that the trajectory of answerability in contemporary Brazil can be characterized as continuous, primarily occurring through the layering strategy, and whose leitmotif, since its origin, has consisted of matters of financial and budgetary nature. Nevertheless, a recent influence of deeper democratic subjects on it has been observed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929633
title: The process of implementing answerability in contemporary Brazil

description: Abstract: The aim of this study was to characterize the trajectory of answerability in Brazil. In the light of studies based on the historical neo-institutionalism approach, formal institutional changes adopted at federal level between 1985 and 2014, and which favor the typical requirements of answerability - information and justification - were identified and analyzed through the content analysis technique. The conclusion is that the trajectory of answerability in contemporary Brazil can be characterized as continuous, primarily occurring through the layering strategy, and whose leitmotif, since its origin, has consisted of matters of financial and budgetary nature. Nevertheless, a recent influence of deeper democratic subjects on it has been observed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929636
title: Corruption and the composition of governmental expenditure: evidence from Controladoria-Geral da União's Public Random Drawing Inspection Program

description: Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between corruption and the composition of governmental expenditure in Brazilian municipalities. Previous studies using data for countries show that corruption distorts the allocation of public resources, which increases expenditure on national defense and decreases expenditure on health and education. Using a measure of corruption derived from Controladoria-Geral da União's reports, results of OLS estimates indicate that a different phenomenon occurs in Brazilian municipalities. A positive and significant relationship between corruption and expenditure on education and health is found. This phenomenon is primarily a consequence of the discretionary power of municipal expenditure and federal laws, which require minimum expenditures on education and health as a percentage of revenue for municipalities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929636.v1
title: Corruption and the composition of governmental expenditure: evidence from Controladoria-Geral da União's Public Random Drawing Inspection Program

description: Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between corruption and the composition of governmental expenditure in Brazilian municipalities. Previous studies using data for countries show that corruption distorts the allocation of public resources, which increases expenditure on national defense and decreases expenditure on health and education. Using a measure of corruption derived from Controladoria-Geral da União's reports, results of OLS estimates indicate that a different phenomenon occurs in Brazilian municipalities. A positive and significant relationship between corruption and expenditure on education and health is found. This phenomenon is primarily a consequence of the discretionary power of municipal expenditure and federal laws, which require minimum expenditures on education and health as a percentage of revenue for municipalities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929638
title: The convergence of the Central American countries to International Accounting Standards

description: Abstract: In the last few decades, Central American countries are making a significant effort in order to modernize their governments' legislation both on financial management and systems of financial information. In this sense, these countries aim to enhance the quality of public financial information in order to improve decision-making processes, decrease the level of corruption, and keep citizens informed. In this context, the purpose of this paper is twofold. Firstly, to assess the degree of similarity of the financial information that is being developed by Central American governments with regard to the recommendations set up by Ipsas, and secondly, to analyse the efforts and the strategies that those countries are carrying out in the process of implementing those standards. To determine the differences in the information containing the annual financial statements issued by national public authorities and the recommendations set up by Ipsas we conducted a deductive content analysis. In view of the results we can say that the quality of annual financial statements presented by the countries in Central America, in comparison to the recommendations by the Ipsas concerning Ifac information, is not enough. Hence, in order to operate significant changes, it is still necessary to create new strategies for the implementation of the Ipsas.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929638.v1
title: The convergence of the Central American countries to International Accounting Standards

description: Abstract: In the last few decades, Central American countries are making a significant effort in order to modernize their governments' legislation both on financial management and systems of financial information. In this sense, these countries aim to enhance the quality of public financial information in order to improve decision-making processes, decrease the level of corruption, and keep citizens informed. In this context, the purpose of this paper is twofold. Firstly, to assess the degree of similarity of the financial information that is being developed by Central American governments with regard to the recommendations set up by Ipsas, and secondly, to analyse the efforts and the strategies that those countries are carrying out in the process of implementing those standards. To determine the differences in the information containing the annual financial statements issued by national public authorities and the recommendations set up by Ipsas we conducted a deductive content analysis. In view of the results we can say that the quality of annual financial statements presented by the countries in Central America, in comparison to the recommendations by the Ipsas concerning Ifac information, is not enough. Hence, in order to operate significant changes, it is still necessary to create new strategies for the implementation of the Ipsas.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929639
title: Brazilian State debt sustainability: an analysis of net debt and primary balance

description: Abstract: Public debt is an important element of governmental finances and its sustainability is an indication of the good management of a government's fiscal policy. This study aims to verify the sustainability of state debt in aggregate form by analyzing the cointegration and fiscal reaction of state primary balance and net debt, using monthly data from December/2001 to May/2014. The results indicate the existence of cointegration between the sets of primary balance and the state net debt, and that state governments have generated primary surpluses in view of state net debt growth. Therefore, there is evidence of debt sustainability concerning state debt during the period under analysis. However, recent challenges such as fiscal slackening and the slowdown in economic activity may make future sustainability uncertain.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929639.v1
title: Brazilian State debt sustainability: an analysis of net debt and primary balance

description: Abstract: Public debt is an important element of governmental finances and its sustainability is an indication of the good management of a government's fiscal policy. This study aims to verify the sustainability of state debt in aggregate form by analyzing the cointegration and fiscal reaction of state primary balance and net debt, using monthly data from December/2001 to May/2014. The results indicate the existence of cointegration between the sets of primary balance and the state net debt, and that state governments have generated primary surpluses in view of state net debt growth. Therefore, there is evidence of debt sustainability concerning state debt during the period under analysis. However, recent challenges such as fiscal slackening and the slowdown in economic activity may make future sustainability uncertain.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929642
title: Methodology for leading indicators on sustainable regional development

description: Abstract This research depicts an exploratory initiative focused on treating data to create score and rank indicators of sustainability that can be used to monitor sustainable regional development in metropolitan regions. In order to characterize, classify, and predict the conditions that might lead to the sustainable regional development of cities in a metropolitan area, the study of municipalities in the Baixada Fluminense (region neighboring the city of Rio de Janeiro) was adopted as a reference. The operational assumption for constructing and handling the variables took into account the existence of a legal framework, proposed by the government institute in charge of national research and socioeconomic data surveys, thereby establishing the parameters for the leading indicators required to characterize the conditions needed to achieve different development levels. Based on a series of secondary data, available in binary format for the year 2009 and obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) Municipal Database (BDM), the statistical methods used in this paper indicated a high level of accuracy in the "mashing-up" constructs (Cronbach's Alpha equivalent to 0.824). They also showed the existence of different hierarchical clusters and functions able to classify the typology of municipalities based on selected leading indicators and 87.8% correspondence in the classification of observations. According to the purposes of this study, namely to discover a framework for measuring, discussing, and producing policies for sustainable development, some findings show that it is possible to create simple methods to deal with the complexity of sustainable regional development: the creation of types and hierarchies favors the development of policies focused on the comparison and alignment of local realities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929642.v1
title: Methodology for leading indicators on sustainable regional development

description: Abstract This research depicts an exploratory initiative focused on treating data to create score and rank indicators of sustainability that can be used to monitor sustainable regional development in metropolitan regions. In order to characterize, classify, and predict the conditions that might lead to the sustainable regional development of cities in a metropolitan area, the study of municipalities in the Baixada Fluminense (region neighboring the city of Rio de Janeiro) was adopted as a reference. The operational assumption for constructing and handling the variables took into account the existence of a legal framework, proposed by the government institute in charge of national research and socioeconomic data surveys, thereby establishing the parameters for the leading indicators required to characterize the conditions needed to achieve different development levels. Based on a series of secondary data, available in binary format for the year 2009 and obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) Municipal Database (BDM), the statistical methods used in this paper indicated a high level of accuracy in the "mashing-up" constructs (Cronbach's Alpha equivalent to 0.824). They also showed the existence of different hierarchical clusters and functions able to classify the typology of municipalities based on selected leading indicators and 87.8% correspondence in the classification of observations. According to the purposes of this study, namely to discover a framework for measuring, discussing, and producing policies for sustainable development, some findings show that it is possible to create simple methods to deal with the complexity of sustainable regional development: the creation of types and hierarchies favors the development of policies focused on the comparison and alignment of local realities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929644
title: An analysis of the effectiveness of public policies relating to Local Productive Arrangements (LPA'S) on local development from the perspective of institutional theory

description: Abstract The aim of this paper was to identify to what extent public policies were responsible for the strong economic development seen in the Arapongas/PR furniture-focused Local Productive Arrangement (LPA), between 2000 and 2012, as seen from an institutional perspective. The research for this paper based itself on a case study using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative phase involved the analysis of the thematic content of documents, carried out in 2012, which then supported the quantitative phase through the application of a structured questionnaire in 2013 to 38 companies within the LPA. The conditions of the institutional environment altered the technical environment in terms of allowing for the level of development observed to be sustained. However, they proved much weaker than expected in terms of improving the competitiveness of and economic benefits to these companies as per the APL model disseminated. This was evident in the limitations seen in social relations, which were too weak to offer local actors a degree of trust and to reduce isolation in small groups and individual competition.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929644.v1
title: An analysis of the effectiveness of public policies relating to Local Productive Arrangements (LPA'S) on local development from the perspective of institutional theory

description: Abstract The aim of this paper was to identify to what extent public policies were responsible for the strong economic development seen in the Arapongas/PR furniture-focused Local Productive Arrangement (LPA), between 2000 and 2012, as seen from an institutional perspective. The research for this paper based itself on a case study using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative phase involved the analysis of the thematic content of documents, carried out in 2012, which then supported the quantitative phase through the application of a structured questionnaire in 2013 to 38 companies within the LPA. The conditions of the institutional environment altered the technical environment in terms of allowing for the level of development observed to be sustained. However, they proved much weaker than expected in terms of improving the competitiveness of and economic benefits to these companies as per the APL model disseminated. This was evident in the limitations seen in social relations, which were too weak to offer local actors a degree of trust and to reduce isolation in small groups and individual competition.