出版社：Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
摘要：Health councils: “macro” and “micro” visions
After introducing main normative aspects of the Brazilian Health Councils,
the author discusses them from two contrasting perspectives – one broader and
narrow the other. The first one, or “macro”, shows the extraordinary development
of the citizens’ participation in public spaces of deliberation over a variety of
matters involving large and dense networks of heterogeneous social society organizations
together with government officials and other actors. The second one,
or “micro”, examines the problems, dilemmas and challenges actually faced by
the health councils in attaining its objectives. The exposition concludes pointing
out the relevant role played by the health councils as “schools of civic learning”;
nevertheless, argues that deficits of social capital and of civil engagement existing
in the Brazilian society would negatively affect the legitimacy of those arenas
and the efficacy of social control over the health public policy process.
关键词：Administrative councils; Health; Social control; Public policies
