Orçamento participativo e governabilidade: um estudo dos gastos públicos em Campina Grande 1993-1998.

Abstract

This Master Thesis analyses the evolution of the public expenses in the city of Campina Grande from 1993 to 1998. The primary objective is to study the behavior of the earnings and charges during the period. Therefore, we try to evaluate the budget execution and analyze the possible influence of the shared budget implantation in the a location of resources. The primary information are a historical synthesis of the public budget, starting from the relation between: the Brazilian constitution and the public budget; the Law No. 4.320/64 and the public budget; the evolution of the concept of budget; the Brazilian experience in budget programs; the shared budget; and the control and evaluation of the budget execution. Concerning the public expenses process in the period, the earnings collecting and the charges application are identified, appearing, as a new factor, the shared budget implantation, although in the period its influence is not perceptible in the resources distribution process. This paper detaches also the importance of having criteria and methodology on resources a location in a democratic administration. It suggests procedures that may help in the consolidation of the shared budget in Campina Grande. The public expenses in Campina Grande from 1993 to 1998 had a lack of methodology, so it would allow a different treatment in the resources application after the shared budget implantation.