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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929645
title: Master plans and political participation: public planning policies to establish a link between entrepreneurship and city ordinances

description: Abstrct Using the review of interdisciplinary thematic literature on the subject and a comparative study of three medium-sized cities in the interior of São Paulo State, Piracicaba, Bauru and Rio Claro as its theoretical and methodological framework, this paper analyzes the effectiveness of Participatory Master Plans within a paradoxical context. You have, on the one hand, the legal requirement to design plans based on the social function of property and using participatory processes and, on the other, you have strong pressure for municipalities to attract investment and reproduce the urban entrepreneurship model in their public policies. In a scenario where the country is undergoing a democratization process and where you have a new institutional arrangement for urban planning, as in, for example, the chapter on Urban Policy in the Constitution of 1988 and Federal Law No 10.257/2001 (City Ordinances), a contemporary empirical examination clearly shows the limited efficiency of Master Plans. It is also clear that the variation of participatory experimentation in their effective capacity to democratize decisions is low, highlighting the fact that the conduct of current governments is decisive with regard to such participation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929645.v1
title: Master plans and political participation: public planning policies to establish a link between entrepreneurship and city ordinances

description: Abstrct Using the review of interdisciplinary thematic literature on the subject and a comparative study of three medium-sized cities in the interior of São Paulo State, Piracicaba, Bauru and Rio Claro as its theoretical and methodological framework, this paper analyzes the effectiveness of Participatory Master Plans within a paradoxical context. You have, on the one hand, the legal requirement to design plans based on the social function of property and using participatory processes and, on the other, you have strong pressure for municipalities to attract investment and reproduce the urban entrepreneurship model in their public policies. In a scenario where the country is undergoing a democratization process and where you have a new institutional arrangement for urban planning, as in, for example, the chapter on Urban Policy in the Constitution of 1988 and Federal Law No 10.257/2001 (City Ordinances), a contemporary empirical examination clearly shows the limited efficiency of Master Plans. It is also clear that the variation of participatory experimentation in their effective capacity to democratize decisions is low, highlighting the fact that the conduct of current governments is decisive with regard to such participation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929647
title: Contexts (un)suitable for citizens' engagement in social control

description: Abstract This paper began with a bibliographic framework on the influence of context on the objects of analysis, to better understand the characteristics and the engagement of citizens in municipal areas of Minas Gerais state. The aim was to identify the aspects that contribute to the creation of an environment favorable to democratic participation. By using factor analysis, it was possible to point to three important factors relating to the engagement of citizens in these municipalities: the Municipal Structure, the Institutional Context and Social Mobilization. Based on this information, an index was devised that enabled one to determine the municipalities that were more or less favorable to such engagement by their residents. The study's results strengthened the arguments in favor of prioritizing in terms of supporting those municipalities in less favorable situations, thereby enabling their citizens to become effectively involved and consequently help in providing appropriate solutions to improve the municipal spaces in which they reside.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929647.v1
title: Contexts (un)suitable for citizens' engagement in social control

description: Abstract This paper began with a bibliographic framework on the influence of context on the objects of analysis, to better understand the characteristics and the engagement of citizens in municipal areas of Minas Gerais state. The aim was to identify the aspects that contribute to the creation of an environment favorable to democratic participation. By using factor analysis, it was possible to point to three important factors relating to the engagement of citizens in these municipalities: the Municipal Structure, the Institutional Context and Social Mobilization. Based on this information, an index was devised that enabled one to determine the municipalities that were more or less favorable to such engagement by their residents. The study's results strengthened the arguments in favor of prioritizing in terms of supporting those municipalities in less favorable situations, thereby enabling their citizens to become effectively involved and consequently help in providing appropriate solutions to improve the municipal spaces in which they reside.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929648.v1
title: Participatory innovations, social dialogue and consensus building

description: Abstract This article aims to contribute to the debate about the effects produced by participatory institutions in Brazilian public administration. It looks specifically at the experience of the Economic and Social Development Council of Rio Grande do Sul. The conclusion reached is that this particular council did indeed introduce changes to the state's public administration and contributed to both transparency and access to information. From the democratic learning point of view, the search for convergence in terms of development was the main innovation proposed by the forum. However, its criteria of composition and its capacity of agenda-setting reduced its overall deliberative potential.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929648
title: Participatory innovations, social dialogue and consensus building

description: Abstract This article aims to contribute to the debate about the effects produced by participatory institutions in Brazilian public administration. It looks specifically at the experience of the Economic and Social Development Council of Rio Grande do Sul. The conclusion reached is that this particular council did indeed introduce changes to the state's public administration and contributed to both transparency and access to information. From the democratic learning point of view, the search for convergence in terms of development was the main innovation proposed by the forum. However, its criteria of composition and its capacity of agenda-setting reduced its overall deliberative potential.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929650
title: Territorial development policies in Brazil: the Ribeira Valley case (SP)

description: Abstract This article seeks to identify the challenges and the prospects of the Nacional Program for Sustainable Development of Rural Territories and of the Citizenship Territories Program, using a case study method of research in the Ribeira Valley. Initially there was a strengthening of local civil society organizations through the mobilization and participatory elaboration of the territorial plan. In the next stage, however, the relationship between social and government actors failed to materialize, reflecting the fragility of the institutional structure of these territorial policies. The scenario is repeated on a national scale, due to the loss of relevance that the territorial development approach has had within the government agenda.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929650.v1
title: Territorial development policies in Brazil: the Ribeira Valley case (SP)

description: Abstract This article seeks to identify the challenges and the prospects of the Nacional Program for Sustainable Development of Rural Territories and of the Citizenship Territories Program, using a case study method of research in the Ribeira Valley. Initially there was a strengthening of local civil society organizations through the mobilization and participatory elaboration of the territorial plan. In the next stage, however, the relationship between social and government actors failed to materialize, reflecting the fragility of the institutional structure of these territorial policies. The scenario is repeated on a national scale, due to the loss of relevance that the territorial development approach has had within the government agenda.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929651
title: Political and technical restrictions on the voluntary financial transfers from Brazil's federal government to its municipalities

description: Abstract This paper analyzes the federal government's voluntary transfers (Transferências Voluntárias da União - TVU) to municipalities under certain revenue-sharing agreements, between 1995 and 2010. This subject is an essential part of the debate over fiscal federalism and will be discussed here in the context of fiscal re-centralization in Brazil, as from 1994. The idea is to determine the factors which defined what proportion of these financial resources was allocated to each local entity, using three explanatory dimensions: that of political-parties, that of redistribution, and that of a technical nature. The results obtained, using descriptive analysis and statistical regression, showed that the main beneficiaries of these voluntary federal government transfers were: those municipalities whose mayors were from the same party or parties allied with the President; those municipalities that gave the President the most votes in the elections and those that had the highest tax revenues of their own, considered a sign of wealth and technical capacity. The conclusion reached was that these voluntary federal government transfers to municipalities were in no way redistributive in nature, but rather governed by political and technical considerations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929651.v1
title: Political and technical restrictions on the voluntary financial transfers from Brazil's federal government to its municipalities

description: Abstract This paper analyzes the federal government's voluntary transfers (Transferências Voluntárias da União - TVU) to municipalities under certain revenue-sharing agreements, between 1995 and 2010. This subject is an essential part of the debate over fiscal federalism and will be discussed here in the context of fiscal re-centralization in Brazil, as from 1994. The idea is to determine the factors which defined what proportion of these financial resources was allocated to each local entity, using three explanatory dimensions: that of political-parties, that of redistribution, and that of a technical nature. The results obtained, using descriptive analysis and statistical regression, showed that the main beneficiaries of these voluntary federal government transfers were: those municipalities whose mayors were from the same party or parties allied with the President; those municipalities that gave the President the most votes in the elections and those that had the highest tax revenues of their own, considered a sign of wealth and technical capacity. The conclusion reached was that these voluntary federal government transfers to municipalities were in no way redistributive in nature, but rather governed by political and technical considerations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929653.v1
title: Municipal centrality and strategic interaction in deciding on public healthcare spending

description: Abstract This article examines the influence that the municipalities of the state of Santa Catarina exerted on each other in deciding how much to spend on healthcare, in 2010. Using central place theory as a starting point, this paper focuses on the idea that there existed certain vertical relationships between central and peripheral municipalities, especially in more specific services such as those provided by hospitals. We argue that this type of vertical interaction occurs simultaneously with horizontal interaction and that, when the former is not considered, the latter may end up being concealed. We used a spatial self-regression model to test this hypothesis. The empirical results of the test support this idea, showing that the central municipalities have higher costs in terms of their sub-function of hospital services. We also found evidence that when the model takes centrality into account, then the horizontal spatial dependency coefficient becomes more pronounced.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929653
title: Municipal centrality and strategic interaction in deciding on public healthcare spending

description: Abstract This article examines the influence that the municipalities of the state of Santa Catarina exerted on each other in deciding how much to spend on healthcare, in 2010. Using central place theory as a starting point, this paper focuses on the idea that there existed certain vertical relationships between central and peripheral municipalities, especially in more specific services such as those provided by hospitals. We argue that this type of vertical interaction occurs simultaneously with horizontal interaction and that, when the former is not considered, the latter may end up being concealed. We used a spatial self-regression model to test this hypothesis. The empirical results of the test support this idea, showing that the central municipalities have higher costs in terms of their sub-function of hospital services. We also found evidence that when the model takes centrality into account, then the horizontal spatial dependency coefficient becomes more pronounced.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929654.v1
title: Fiscal redistribution in favor of the development of local and regional tourism

description: Abstract Municipalist federalism is a model that decentralizes policies, although it does have certain distortions in terms of the distribution of revenues and the contribution of the municipalities. Promoting tourism is one of these policies that deserves highlighting. Few states effectively seek to redistribute their revenues, which leads us to the following objective: to analyze the redistribution of the tax known as the ICMS Turístico as a policy of decentralization, considering the size of the municipalities. This article combines quantitative methods in order to verify a relationship between competitiveness and tourism dependence with investments in tourism, as well as qualitative methods detailing eight municipalities in particular. The object of this analysis is the state of Minas Gerais, a pioneer in redistributing its revenues from a tax on municipalities focused on tourism. The results show a significant contribution to development, especially among the larger municipalities with the criteria of applicability more limited in the smaller towns. The model of redistribution adopted in the form of the ICMS Turístico may prove a viable solution to the problems of the federative pact in Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929654
title: Fiscal redistribution in favor of the development of local and regional tourism

description: Abstract Municipalist federalism is a model that decentralizes policies, although it does have certain distortions in terms of the distribution of revenues and the contribution of the municipalities. Promoting tourism is one of these policies that deserves highlighting. Few states effectively seek to redistribute their revenues, which leads us to the following objective: to analyze the redistribution of the tax known as the ICMS Turístico as a policy of decentralization, considering the size of the municipalities. This article combines quantitative methods in order to verify a relationship between competitiveness and tourism dependence with investments in tourism, as well as qualitative methods detailing eight municipalities in particular. The object of this analysis is the state of Minas Gerais, a pioneer in redistributing its revenues from a tax on municipalities focused on tourism. The results show a significant contribution to development, especially among the larger municipalities with the criteria of applicability more limited in the smaller towns. The model of redistribution adopted in the form of the ICMS Turístico may prove a viable solution to the problems of the federative pact in Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929656
title: A comprehensive performance index adjusted to the different districts of Bogotá D.C.

description: Abstract In this paper, we present a study of the fiscal and administrative decentralization that has occurred in the 19 districts of the City of Bogotá, Columbia, using and adapting the methodology of the National Department of Planning (Departamento Nacional de Planeación - DNP), to measure the comprehensive performance of these territorial entities, especially in terms of their management and efficacy in the period 2009-2012. The results of the study showed that level of success in achieving the targets contained in each district's development plans was no more than average, despite there being a degree of administrative decentralization in the forms of de-concentration and delegation used. This survey also showed that, according the management index, these districts did not have the necessary autonomy or sufficient funds of their own to conclude their investment projects, in good part due to the guidelines imposed by the City of Bogotá's Mayor's Office.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929656.v1
title: A comprehensive performance index adjusted to the different districts of Bogotá D.C.

description: Abstract In this paper, we present a study of the fiscal and administrative decentralization that has occurred in the 19 districts of the City of Bogotá, Columbia, using and adapting the methodology of the National Department of Planning (Departamento Nacional de Planeación - DNP), to measure the comprehensive performance of these territorial entities, especially in terms of their management and efficacy in the period 2009-2012. The results of the study showed that level of success in achieving the targets contained in each district's development plans was no more than average, despite there being a degree of administrative decentralization in the forms of de-concentration and delegation used. This survey also showed that, according the management index, these districts did not have the necessary autonomy or sufficient funds of their own to conclude their investment projects, in good part due to the guidelines imposed by the City of Bogotá's Mayor's Office.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929657
title: Social pathologies in the great Metropolis of São Paulo: socio-spatial analysis of indicators in the boroughs

description: Abstract The objective here is to discuss the importance of multi-determined analyses to the management of public policies within the scope of public administration. Using the Census of 2010, we look at the economic and social disparities that existed between the different boroughs of the City of São Paulo by adopting the principal component analysis method (PCA), based on dimensions derived from Social Health Index, an indicator that provides a more complex overview than the Human Development Index (HDI). The multi-determined analysis is based on the notion of "social space" (Bourdieu) and provides a valuable tool for diagnosing the impact of public policies, coordinating the multiple dimensions of social phenomena. We concluded that, by using the PCA method, it is possible to observe how the traditional indicators hide certain subtleties and differences with regard to inequalities between apparently homogeneous territories.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929657.v1
title: Social pathologies in the great Metropolis of São Paulo: socio-spatial analysis of indicators in the boroughs

description: Abstract The objective here is to discuss the importance of multi-determined analyses to the management of public policies within the scope of public administration. Using the Census of 2010, we look at the economic and social disparities that existed between the different boroughs of the City of São Paulo by adopting the principal component analysis method (PCA), based on dimensions derived from Social Health Index, an indicator that provides a more complex overview than the Human Development Index (HDI). The multi-determined analysis is based on the notion of "social space" (Bourdieu) and provides a valuable tool for diagnosing the impact of public policies, coordinating the multiple dimensions of social phenomena. We concluded that, by using the PCA method, it is possible to observe how the traditional indicators hide certain subtleties and differences with regard to inequalities between apparently homogeneous territories.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929659.v1
title: A "white elephant" on Natal's dunes? A post-developmentalist analysis of the discourses surrounding the construction of the Arena das Dunas

description: Abstract One of the big controversies surrounding the holding of the World Cup soccer finals in Brazil involved the construction of new stadiums, especially those considered as potential "white elephants", such as the Arena das Dunas in Natal. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the arguments that constituted the different discourses relating to the construction of the Arena das Dunas. To this end, we looked at three different discursive positions on this subject: those of the organizers of the event, those of the media and those of civil society. The data was obtained through interviews, direct observation and documents. The method adopted was Foucauldian archeology and its discourse analysis. In opting for a theoretical perspective, we adopted post-development theory. Our findings pointed to two opposing discursive formations: one favorable and the other contrary to the investment made in the construction of the stadium.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929659
title: A "white elephant" on Natal's dunes? A post-developmentalist analysis of the discourses surrounding the construction of the Arena das Dunas

description: Abstract One of the big controversies surrounding the holding of the World Cup soccer finals in Brazil involved the construction of new stadiums, especially those considered as potential "white elephants", such as the Arena das Dunas in Natal. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the arguments that constituted the different discourses relating to the construction of the Arena das Dunas. To this end, we looked at three different discursive positions on this subject: those of the organizers of the event, those of the media and those of civil society. The data was obtained through interviews, direct observation and documents. The method adopted was Foucauldian archeology and its discourse analysis. In opting for a theoretical perspective, we adopted post-development theory. Our findings pointed to two opposing discursive formations: one favorable and the other contrary to the investment made in the construction of the stadium.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19929662
title: Cost and price auditing: effectiveness in the procurement of defense services in Spain

description: Abstract Contract auditing, or cost and price auditing, has been applied in Spain as a means of determining prices in non-competitive defense contracts since 1989. Factors such as Spain's participation in international defense organizations, the characteristics of the defense market and the contractual legal framework for the procurement of defense goods and services help underscore the need for the Spanish Ministry of Defense to implement cost and price auditing. With the evolution of cost and price auditing in Spain in mind, this paper analyses the entire process, describes the audit procedures that are most commonly used today and assesses the main results achieved, in terms of financial savings. The results obtained show that cost and price auditing does indeed contribute to a more efficient use of public resources.