PROGRAMAS GOVERNAMENTAIS DE FINANCIAMENTO: AVALIAÇÃO DO FCO E FOMENTAR/PRODUZIR EM APARECIDA DE GOIÂNIA, ENTRE 2003 E 2007

Abstract

This thesis research work aims at assessing the following government funding programs: Fundo Constitucional de Financiamento do Centro-Oeste (FCO), Fundo de Participação e Fomento à Industrialização do Estado de Goiás (FOMENTAR) and the Programa do Desenvolvimento e Industrialização de Goiás (PRODUZIR), from the standing point of the public policies used in the municipality of Aparecida de Goiânia, GO, from 2003 to 2007. The objective was to verify whether such government funding programs actually fulfill their primary purposes, which include: raising local businesses’ productivity, create new jobs, increase local government revenues, and improve wealth distribution and environmental protection. Bibliographical research was the main research methodology, and data was gathered from different sources and databases. Local industries were surveyed through questionnaires. The theoretical foundations for this research work were the concepts of State and Regional Development, Sustainable Regional Development, Public Policies and Government Funding Programs. The impact of such government programs on local businesses in the industrial complex of Aparecida de Goiânia was rated as follows: FCO impacted 66,7% of medium-sized businesses; FOMENTAR impacted 55,6% of large businesses, and PRODUZIR impacted 42,9% of small businesses. The evaluation of results obtained but the studied government funding programs may contribute to the future improvement of similar programs.