GOVERNANCE AND MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT: A LOOK AT THE HUMANIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP OF THE POPULATION OF PALMAS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Abstract

This article deals with an excerpt from the research Municipal Governance: A Challenge for Innovative Management of the Sustainable City of Palmas -TO/Brazil. The study aims to identify and analyze the challenges faced by the management practices of the city hall. The methodology consisted of the development of a qualitative approach with a survey of the literature and research developed prior to this study. The bibliographic analysis and documentary analysis indicated that the city of Palmas has been using a variety of instruments for municipal administration in order to govern the city. Planning was an essential instrument for the following government actions: formulation and implementation of public policies at the municipal level; the evaluation of public management performance and sustainable management. This work was based on documents related to research and bibliographic works that discussed the issue of governance from the creation of the city until the 2000s. During this period, public policies did not significantly meet the needs of the low-income population, there was privilege of those with greater purchasing power with regard to urban organization and housing construction.  In the years following up to 2021, problems were identified through government actions, giving rise to planning to alleviate the situation of social segregation created by previous public administrations.  Conclusion, the main difficulties presented, such as budget, insufficiency of resources, accompanied by issues of performance of actions, fell on the lack of efficiency and effectiveness in the use of financial resources, in the management practices of the municipal administration in serving the population with lower purchasing power and in society in general. This generated the challenge for meeting the goals related to the construction of quality housing and meeting the needs of the vulnerable population, as well as with the resolution of issues of education, health, security and urban mobility. 

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.029-027