Gestão fiscal e crescimento econômico: evolução da gestão orçamentária e fiscal dos estados do Brasil a partir da vigência da Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal – período de 2001 a 2008

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the fiscal management of Brazil States Governments, attending to the requirements of the Fiscal Responsibility's Law, in order to identify the extent to which such management results in economic growth. The study's specific objectives were: (1) to compare the results of the fiscal governments states with the Fiscal Responsability's Law's requirements, (2) to analyze the results' impacts of fiscal indicators government, especially regarding to the primary outcome upon the states rate of economic growth, and finally, (3) to provide information to the management of the State Governments for decision making, respecting the economic growth. Based on the descriptive analysis, comparing the indicators results with their limits, the states reached a satisfactory fiscal performance, excepting the excessive primary results. Finally, we can say that the results of this study, interest mainly, to the state governments, because it examines the case, correlating it with the existing theory, others states governments in Brazil, as a tool for decision making and the academy, because it is a case study in an area of great national impact and can be replicated.