The possibilities of social control of public policies

Resumo

From the experience acquired leading programs of extended coverage for health services during 15 years, the author selects the components which support his viewpoint about the possibilities of social control over public policies. He argues that, to complete the democratic transition Brazilian society is now going through, it not enough to combine objective conditions, defined by the present stage of social and economic development, with the claims for political change coming from large sectors of the people. It is also necessary to overcome the technocratic power and to democratize the infra-institutional relationships through the action of civil servants organically linked with popular forces through political parties and professional associations. Only in this way will it be possible to break the bureaucratic chains that articulate minor group interest and state power and keep political decision-making ou of social control. Several efforts to establish participative administrations within the health sector are described and their importance is emphasized.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

1988

Instituição

Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EBAPE)

Fonte

Revista de Administração Pública

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Não informado

Identificador

oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/9463

Temas

Políticas PúblicasDesenvolvimento Econômico