Parties and policies in the brazilian subnational governments

Author(s)

Paulo Cesar Pereira Loyola

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2015-03-06

Examining board members

Marta Teresa da Silva Arretche; Fernando de Magalhaes Papaterra Limongi; Natália Guimarães Duarte Sátyro

• Advisor: Marta Teresa da Silva Arretche

Abstract

When we observe how political parties position themselves in the federal arena, we can see that they differ in their priorities established for public policy. However, we do not know if these priorities expressed by legislators in the federal arena, translate into policies when their parties are in control of the local executive power. Few studies have been devoted to the investigation of the influence of Brazilian political parties on the policies implemented by subnational governments. This work aim to give a contribution to this research agenda by i) the presentation of a formal model that simplifies and exposes the best options of mayors from different parties when there are party preferences on policy and when these preferences are absent; and ii) by the analysis of the education policy developed by the mayors and their parties. The results indicate that the policies demand, the behaviour of the different levels of government and the existence of similar services offered by other networks are important factors that influence the provision of policies. There is no relation between the mayor\'s party and the local education policy, but there is a relation between the local education policy and the governor\'s party. Still, the results do not indicate that this relation is constant over time. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/07001-0 - Parties and Policies in the Brazilian Subnational governments
• Grantee: Paulo Cesar Pereira Loyola
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master