A participação cidadã no controle externo dos gastos públicos no município de Sousa/PB.

Abstract

Given the challenge of social control contribute to the formation of a new political culture based on the principle of popular sovereignty and preventing corruption, there has been a growing concern with participatory democracy. The promotion of democracy has become a top priority in many countries to seek new management practices transparent. After the implementation of management reform in Brazil, public officials were forced to conform to new rules for planning and accountability for results-based control, control by managed competition and social control of public policies, the latter being responsible democracy by giving the participatory nature. This article raises a discussion of social control in the municipality of Sousa / PB as problematic and has the following question: citizens in the exercise of their citizenship, have participated in the external control of public expenditures in the municipality of Sousa / PB? To answer this question, a review was made of the available literature on the subject, highlighting the importance of social control and a survey was conducted among the population of the municipality and the public administrators of the Executive and Legislative branches. The research results presented as a social participation remains weak in the municipality of Sousa / PB, since there is little publicity about the issue, which makes the population misinformed about this right. And a lack of social control mechanisms available to the population so that it can exercise their citizenship. These facts that demand for managers on a different look this light, in order to provide better conditions for people's participation in public management, since only one municipality is appropriate when the social needs of the population has an opening to say what really is a priority for her.