Abstract
This study sought to verify the influence of public governance practices on the efficiency in the application of public resources in education and health in Brazilian municipalities, based on the perspective of the new public governance (NPG). A municipal efficiency index (MEI) to measure the efficiency in the allocation of public resources in education and health in Brazilian municipalities in 2010. Then, using the statistical models of Ordinary Least Squares, bootstrapped Tobit regression, and quantile regression, the influence of variables considered principles of public governance: transparency/accountability, participation, integrity/ethics, legal conformity, equity, and effectiveness. In conclusion, the study shows that public governance practices influence the efficiency in the application of public resources in education and health in Brazilian municipalities.
Keywords:
public governance; efficiency; public administration; performance evaluation; public spending
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Source: Elaboratedby the authors. Note: The abbreviations designating to the public governance variables derive from the variable’s name in Portuguese, the language in which the research was conducted