FEDERALISM AND MUNICIPALISM IN THE POLITICAL TRAJECTORY OF BRAZIL

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4215/rm2018.e17023

Keywords:

Federalism; Municipality; State; Centralization; Decentralization.

Abstract

Federalism as an administrative system of certain states tends to have types of scales in the management
of power that allow a more efficient running of the territory. The (de)centralization of power impacts on
different administrative aspects of federative entities. Based on this premise, this text seeks to discuss what
Federalism is, as a model of political organization of national states, and its impacts on the different territorial
scales in the Brazilian case, with an emphasis on the role of the municipality. From a bibliographical
survey on the topics under discussion, it is observed that the alternations in administrative competencies
between the municipality, state and union have impacted on the distribution and possibilities of creating
and implementing policies in several areas of society. This work demonstrates that Brazilian federalism
is marked by clientelistic relationships with rugosities in policies from previous centuries and requires
improved discussions regarding municipal and intergovernmental administration practices.

Keywords: Federalism; Municipality; State; Centralization; Decentralization.

Author Biography

  • BRUNO CARNEIRO DE OLIVEIRA, UFG

    Mestrado em Geografia (2017) pela Universidade Federal de Goiás. Atualmente cursa o Doutorado em Geografia pela mesma universidade.

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Published

2018-10-18

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Vol. 17 (2018)

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