ANÁLISE DAS DIRETRIZES DA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA: PARA ALÉM DOS 3ES

Abstract

In the scope of Public Administration the effort to construct indicators and methods of analysis and evaluation of public policies, with emphasis on 3Es: efficiency, effectiveness and effectiveness, stands out. This is a relevant agenda, above all because it contributes to the strengthening of the Brazilian state's effort to meet the many demands it faces on a daily basis. Given this context, the present article intends to deal with the importance of analyzing the guidelines of public policies, that is, of the political-ideological conception that underlies them. Choices such as focalization versus universalization, defense of social minimums or basic needs, public policy offerings as a social right or from the perspective of favor, are examples of issues related to divergences regarding the role of the State and with significant implications in the format of public policies . Seeking to unveil the public policy context is a relevant and complementary task to the study of performance indicators. If it is imperative to assess whether the policies being adopted are in fact reaching the "right targets" (consequences), an effort of such relevance is to see why the design is underway (causes). Far from being a different perspective, it exalts the possibility of complementarity between two great areas: public administration and political science.