O processo de descentralização democrática em Moçambique participação comunitária no processo de tomada de decisões no município da cidade de Chibuto

Abstract

The discussion of the topic on the decision-making process in the municipality of the city of Chibuto presented in this research was guided based on the assumptions of the participatory approach and had as main objective to analyze the relationship between the local government and the local community, evaluating the community participation in the management of the Municipal. The research process comprised two main moments, namely: First the bibliographic research, and the second the field research. The main research instruments were the semi - structured interviews and the participant observation. We assume two hypotheses; where in the first one we show that the local community of the Municipality of Chibuto does not participate in the decision-making process on local management, due to the fact that adequate mechanisms are not implemented that allow the effective participation of the community in this process; and in the second hypothesis, we relate the non-participation of the local community in the municipal management with the lack of disclosure of the participation mechanism enshrined in Law No. 2/97. The confrontation of the field results confirm the working hypotheses. To the extent that the articulation mechanisms adopted by the municipal authorities in their relationship with the local community are inadequate to pass on information to the community and vice versa, and the interaction between these actors is also not constant. On the other hand, we found evidence of the maintenance of dictatorship residues in the action procedures of the holders of local authorities, which hinder their relationship with the community in the Municipal management process. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)