Diálogos e confrontos entre a economia solidária feita por mulheres e o projeto do Banco Mundial: uma avaliação em profundidade do Programa Lagoas do Norte no polo cerâmico do Poti Velho

Abstract

The field of public policies in Brazil is undergoing a process of advancement and development, as other perspectives for analyzing and evaluating public policies are being discussed and improved, beyond the prescriptive nature of hegemonic assessments. This research is an in-depth evaluation (Rodrigues, 2008) of the Lagoas do Norte Program, an initiative of the Teresina City Hall in partnership with the Federal Government and the World Bank, a political actor and main promoter of the initiative. Thus, the general objective of this research is to evaluate the implementation of the Lagoas do Norte Program from the perspective of the artisans of the Poti Velho Crafts Cooperative (Cooperart-Poty). To this end, the following specific objectives were developed: a) To analyze the content and context of the “Lagoas do Norte Program”; b) To understand the trajectory of the “Lagoas do Norte Program”; c) To highlight the temporal and territorial spectrum of the “Lagoas do Norte Program” based on the experience of the women of the COOPERART Poti Velho crafts cooperative. Regarding the methodology, the research is qualitative in nature, and its objectives are descriptive, based on a case study strategy (Yin, 2001). For data collection, techniques such as documentary research, non-participant observation (Flick, 2009), semi- structured interviews (Minayo, 2008) and focus groups (Flick, 2009) will be used. Data analysis was performed using the discourse analysis procedure (Orlandi, 2009). The results obtained indicate: a) The content and context of the PLN is marked by the recurring concern with controlling revenues and expenses in order to maintain fiscal stability. And by the World Bank's governance policy that controls the consolidation of the design, resources and pace of implementation of the PLN; b) The PLN follows a non-linear trajectory imbued with political and social events that contribute to or contradict the plan initially drawn up. While the global health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and the withdrawal of the World Bank, a partner of the PLN, promote the stagnation of activities; c) The implementation of the PLN represents the solution to a historical problem in the Poti Velho region directly affected by local geographic conditions. It became clear that the management of the PLN perceives the richness of the region's artisanal production but ends up neglecting the relational link with these institutions. Thus, it is understood that the experiences of the artisans of the Poti Velho ceramics hub are marked by the feeling of not belonging to the dynamics of implementing the PLN, and also a process of public helplessness marked by the COVID-19 pandemic.