Papel dos actores locais no processo decisório municipal

Abstract

The study of the municipal decision-making process in a context of decentralization and competition politics is recent in the country. The attempt to analyze the dynamics of the decision-making process in Beira Municipal Assembly falls within the scope of understanding the factors that may or not to influence local development. The political process in the municipality of Beira is quite different from the other existing municipalities in the country, hence the motivation for the study. THE understanding of how AMB is organized and works, the role it plays in its relationship with the Municipal Council contributes to a better explanation of how political preferences are distribute locally and what are the consequences for the approval of development policies local. Thus, the study of the deliberations, structure and dynamics of the decision-making process Beira municipality also intends to show other factors that may be behind the success or failure of governments at the local level in the context of decentralization.