Controle social: participação da sociedade civil na gestão pública com perspectiva para o desenvolvimento local

Abstract

Social control is a mechanism used in public institutions, to establish a new dynamic management to meet compliance with the institutional role with the highest quality and effectiveness. In this context, social control within the public management can be understood as a way to cause a particular result is achieved, through the execution of tasks whose routines are predetermined in standards, functions, activities and participation by civil society and social actors. This control mechanism acts as a tool for administrative support, with vast possibilities of use and range of improvements and social demands, contributing to the development process of a territory or region. From elucidated approaches, this work aims to analyze how the social control mechanisms as space and social participation of stakeholders through municipal councils have contributed to the promotion of local development. The methodology used in this research was a case study with social locus as the municipal government of the city of Areia-PB. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with qualitative analytical approach through the analysis of discourse was also used questionnaires with open questions presenting some quantitative indicators. The results obtained in this research indicated a number of shortcomings in relation to the forms of social control that are developed and implemented in this location, but also revealed the fragility of performance and participation in these bodies of control in relation to the municipal organization.