Civil Society and Development: Scientific and Professional Associations in Public Policy in Santa Catarina and Sergipe, Brazil |
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| Authors: | Gaylord George Candler |
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| Institution: | George Candler is a visiting assistant professor at the University of Vermont. He is a recent Ph.D. from Indiana University, with previous degrees from Griffith and Deakin Universities. Research and teaching interests include the third sector, public policy, science and technology policy, economic development, and democratization. Regional interests include Latin America and the south/southwest Pacific. |
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| Abstract: | This paper uses Brazil's regional inequality to carry out comparative research on the role of civil society in economic development. Through quantitative event count data buttressed with primary archival research, greater involvement of civil society in public policy is shown to correlate with economic and social development. The results suggest that a robust, free civil society can improve development outcomes by providing additional informed voices in the policy process. These serve both as independent voices to vet policy proposals, and as sources of new policy initiatives themselves. |
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