Size of government and political coalition in Brazil (1980-2019)

Resumo

This paper seeks to understand the political and institutional determinants of the size of the federal government in Brazil between 1980 and 2019. The hypotheses here evaluated are: (i) the greater the fragmentation in the National Congress, the greater the size of the government coalition; (ii) the larger the government coalition, the greater the number of ministries and secretariats responsible for spending; (iii) the greater the number of ministries and secretariats, the greater the federal government's expenditure expense and, therefore, the greater its size; (iv) the 1988 Constitution also increased expenses and the size of the federal government. Although the results are limited by the length of the time series, there are elements that underscore the importance of analyzing the public budget and the size of the government through the lens of Public Choice. The country's fiscal problems are not restricted to management issues or the need to curb fraud and corruption. They have a relevant political-institutional component. Not considering these aspects makes discussions about administrative and tax reforms sterile.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2021

Instituição

Escola Nacional de Administração Pública - Enap

Fonte

Revista do Serviço Público

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Não informado

Identificador

oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/5725

Licença

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

Temas

Finanças PúblicasGovernança

Palavras-chave

coalition presidentialismpolitical fragmentationsize of governmentBrazil