O princípio constitucional da eficiência na administração pública

Abstract

The theme of this work was the identification of necessary mechanisms to obtain better results in providing public services. It highlighted the reasons why Public Administration does not meet social demands, the description of possible methods of state and social control, and, from this perspective, the analysis of possible corrections, laying emphasis on the importance of popular participation in the process of improving the governmental structure. Initially, it discussed the state administrative function in the face of the separation of powers, the principles which rule Administration and a brief historical panorama. Then it was pointed the difference between efficiency and effectiveness as well as the need of a structural reform with popular participation. Later, it attempted to describe management tools used by private initiative and, in this panorama, strategic planning of public policies, servers training and information dissemination which is supposed to guide the pursuit of efficiency in providing public services. The polemic about privatization and state reform was aroused and, successively, the role of para-state entities and of the third sector. Court assessment of the principle of efficiency and legal aspects about the theme were considered. It highlighted the importance of a change in society attitude towards public management problems. The methodology used in this work is composed of a bibliographic analysis of important works about the subject (books, monographs and articles in periodic magazines) and case studies. Eventually it was concluded that popular effective participation and the use of efficient methods of control, planning and execution constitute instruments to correct administration distortions.