Conselhos metropolitanos: estudo de caso com ex-gestores municipais no Conselho de Desenvolvimento da Região Metropolitana de Palmas-TO

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the perception of municipal managers regarding the effectiveness of the Development Council of the Metropolitan Region of Palmas (DCMRP), as an instrument of cooperation between municipalities. The investigation is based on a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews, with five individuals involved in the decision-making process of public policies in their municipalities. For data analysis, validated as a methodological content analysis procedure, as it allows the verification of several possible meanings and answers work questions, such as: average evaluation of managers about the collegiate procedure process; to identify managers' perception of the presence / absence of under-representation of municipal interests; identify possible barriers to the full performance of the DCMRP. As a result, it was found that the process of institution of the MRP and its devices was based on a unilateral initiative of the State Government, that the councils are perceived as democratic instances, however, in these arenas, the difficulties inherent to the collective action. The institutional design of the council was portrayed as adverse to democratic principles, but the government relied on the prerogatives conferred by the federal pact to restrict the effects of possible cooptative practices. Regarding the performance of the Council as a whole and the MRP itself, positive results were expected as a result of both. However, the research subjects had no impact from them, and the discontinuity of the initiative was unanimously pointed out as the executioner of the executioner, since it was disarticulated, as soon as its creator left power. Finally, the result of this investigation should be the proposal for an internal regulation to be applied to the DCMRP and amendments to the legislation establishing the MRP with regard to the municipalities within the jurisdiction of the DCMRP, the product being generated in this professionalizing master's program.