Federative Pact and Education Funding: supplementary and redistributive function of the Union FNDE highlighted / Pacto federativo e financiamento da educação: a função supletiva e redistributiva da União - o FNDE em destaque

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

This thesis discusses the relationship between federative pact and financing of education, whose main point is questioning the supplementary and redistributive function of the Union, especially by the actions implemented by FNDE from 1995 to 2006. Its assumed that the federal administration attempts to establish a minimum standard of equalization under the conditions of access to public services, as one of the core elements for the very survival of the federative pact. In Brazil, this assumption has been reiterated once the Federal Constitution makes clear that it falls to the Union the assignment of supplementary and redistributive function in relation to other federal bodies, aiming to reduce regional inequalities. The research is an analysis of public policies, which focus on the examination of criteria that underpin the distribution of federal resources to the public education offered by states and municipalities, through the FNDE, seeking the existence of consistency between the assumptions underlying the action of that autarchy and the final distribution of its resources. The study comprehended a rigorous bibliographic review on the concept of federalism and on Brazilian federalism, based upon works by authors on economics and political science like Riker; Lijphart; Stepan; Levi; Hamilton; Madison and Jay; Schultze; Bothe; Théret; Fiori; Affonso; Camargo, A.; Oliveira, F.; Souza, C.; Afonso; Arretche; Abrúcio; Casseb; Rezende; Prado among others. Analysis of funding policies for education covered the study of legislation and government documents, as well as the contributions of researchers in the field such as Castro; Davies; Oliveira, R.; Gemaque; Santos, K.; Souza Junior and Arelaro. For research on the role played by FNDE, in addition to theoretical references as Castro and Parente among others, the documents and data used to implement the resources managed by the autarchy from 1995 to 2006 were analyzed, as well as the legislation that gives support to the programs implemented. The investigation also included interviews and systematic contacts with various sectors of FNDE, MEC and the National Treasury. In order to evaluate the resources distribution patterns, the FNDE student-value was calculated and confronted with the data concerning the social and educational inequalities in Brazil. The research made it possible to conclude that the federative Brazilian model moves into a type of federalism characterized as executive because systematically the Union defines unilaterally policies bordering the autonomy of federal bodies. Furthermore, taxation issue and regional inequalities have proved to be the limits to the full development of the federate model in the country. Concerning the funding for education, it was noticed that the Union does not fulfill the redistributive and supplementary function constitutionally provided. Although FNDE is a fundamental body for the financing of education, it still complies incipiently the task of equalizing educational opportunities, and even if it complies with important equalizing movement distribution criteria of resources, the values managed by local autarchy and political interference, especially in voluntary transfers, they still do not allow the reduction of disparities in conditions of educational supply in Brazil.

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equalização de oportunidades educacionais the funding of education política educacional redistributive and supplementary function federalism fnde pacto federativo federative pact educational policy equalization of educational opportunities fnde função supletiva e redistributiva federalismo financiamento da educação

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