A trajetória da política de assistência social no Brasil

a influência das instituições, dos atores e dos arranjos institucionais

Abstract

This paper discusses the trajectory of the formation of Social Assistance policy in Brazil, from its institution in the Social Security System since the 1988 Federal Constitution to the approval of the SUAS law in 2011. Our goal is to present a discussion of the configurations of this policy from the perspective of neoinstitutionalism in the analysis of public policies. We seek to discuss the phases that make up the cycle of formulation of a public policy, as well as relate the use of institutional arrangements and their consequences, regarding the achievement of the objectives proposed by its formulators. To this end, we used the methodology of qualitative analysis with the techniques of bibliographic research and document consultation. The results show that the influence of institutions and actors in the formation and implementation resulted in a public policy supported by a theoretically well elaborated system, with principles and guidelines centered on the perspective of law and social equity.