“…Regarding the 'environment' external contingency factor, the human development approach is geared towards people, their capabilities and opportunitiesnot only the resources or income they can generateso that the essence is in human beings, not in economic growth (Silva, Silva, Souza, & Silva, 2015). Additionally, the search for maximizing well-being with available resources is one of the main challenges for public policy managers and citizens' interests (Scarpin & Slomski, 2007;Silva, Kuwahara, & Maciel, 2012), and this is due to the concern with public policies from the social sector, such as health and education (Silva et al, 2015). Thus, the Human Development Index -Municipal (HDI-M) is a relevant social development assessment metric, as it is the best-known measure of human development (Torres, Ferreira, & Dini, 2003); thus, hypothesis 1 is:…”