IGovP: the public governance assessment index — a State planning instrument tool and social control by the citizen

Abstract

The concept of public governance involves, among other aspects of management, transparency, accountability, ethics, integrity, legality and social participation in decisions. But how to evaluate the degree to which each federative entity strives to fulfill the principles of public governance in the implementation of public policies? Answering this question, the aim of this study is to develop an index to measure the public governance and to do so from the point of view of its principles, and present it as a tool for self-evaluation and planning for the State and control social for the citizens. Methodological work has applied character, supported by exploratory and descriptive research, with a comparative approach. As a result, the index developed is presented and confirms its applicability and assumed purposes.