Public Policies in Development: Analysis of The Goiás Social Program in Goiânia (2023)

Abstract

Objective: To present information, analyses and discussions about the development of the Goiás Social Program in the city of Goiânia – GO and its respective contribution to achieving the SDGs proposed by the 2030 Agenda. Theoretical Framework: Brazilian Public Policies and Sustainable Development under the global agreement for the development and implementation of sustainability strategies and practices. Methodology: Quantitative and qualitative survey and analysis of data related to the Goiás Social Program, namely, founding legislation, implementation proposal, budget, objectives, structure, beneficiaries and results from the PGS projects and programs developed in the city of Goiânia - GO, on the official PGS pages, and their respective implementing institutions: State Secretariat for Social Development of the Government of the State of Goiás and Municipal Secretariat for Human and Social Development of Goiânia Results and Discussion: The investigation resulted in the identification of projects that, despite the general idea of focusing on sustainability, lacked precise disclosure regarding the publication of the project proposals in full, budget, objectives, structure, beneficiaries and results, made it difficult to analyze the scope and effective contribution of these projects to the achievement of the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda. Implications of the investigation: Sustainability has gained prominence in the global Public Policy Agenda. Investigating the effective contributions of Brazilian public policies in this scenario becomes essential in terms of improving and enhancing its process, whose demands are under a continuous dynamism that requires monitoring the actions developed in compliance with the transformations of these demands resulting from social dynamism. Originality/Value: This investigation presents information on the propositions and structure of the Goiás Social Program, as well as on the management of its implementation in the city of Goiânia - GO.