DA BUROCRACIA À GOVERNANÇA: ARQUITETURA INSTITUCIONAL E PROCESSOS DECISÓRIOS NA FORMULAÇÃO DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS NO BRASIL
DA BUROCRACIA À GOVERNANÇA: ARQUITETURA INSTITUCIONAL E PROCESSOS DECISÓRIOS NA FORMULAÇÃO DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS NO BRASIL
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.349112612015
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Palavras-chave: Políticas Públicas. Governança. Arquitetura Institucional. Processo Decisório. Economia Institucional
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Keywords: Public Policy. Governance. Institutional Architecture. Decision-Making. Institutional Economics.
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Abstract:
This article examines public policy formulation through an integrated analytical framework that brings together institutional economics, legal theory, and public policy analysis, aiming to understand decision-making as a process embedded in complex institutional architectures. It advances the hypothesis that the effectiveness of public policies does not derive solely from the quality of analytical models, but from the capacity to design institutional arrangements that integrate economic viability, legal consistency, and organizational capability. Methodologically, the study adopts a theoretical essay approach grounded in a critical review of both classical and contemporary literature, drawing on the contributions of Lasswell, Jones, Kingdon, and Baumgartner and Jones, alongside key concepts from institutional economics and legal theory. The analytical trajectory begins with a historical reconstruction of Brazilian public administration, proceeds to conceptualize governance as a mechanism for coordinating collective action, and incorporates analytical models that account for the dynamics of policy formulation under conditions of uncertainty, institutional fragmentation, and political contestation.
The findings suggest that public policy formulation should be understood as a non-linear and recursive process, shaped by cognitive, institutional, and political constraints, in which agenda-setting, policy design, implementation, and evaluation are dynamically interconnected. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of multidimensional feasibility analysis and institutional learning as central determinants of policy effectiveness. The article concludes that framing public policy formulation as a problem of institutional coordination enables a more robust analytical understanding, overcoming fragmented approaches and offering a consistent foundation for both scholarly analysis and practical policymaking, especially in complex governance contexts such as Brazil.
- Hélder Uzêda Castro