Doação eleitoral de setores econômicos, conforme sua taxa de atividade econômica nos estados do Nordeste

Abstract

This paper analyzes the business financing of campaigns in the 2014 state elections in the northeastern states. First, we discuss the performance of interest groups and how they relate to public power. Secondly, we make a brief explanation of the problems in the forms of electoral financing of companies. Thirdly, we discuss the individual and sectoral level factors that influence the decision of companies to donate to electoral campaigns. Finally, we show how the corporate electoral financing was distributed in that election, by measuring the total invested by economic sectors and comparing them with the proportions of the Gross Added Value (GVA) os each one of those sectors. Thus, this paper reflects on possible reasons for business donations by certain economic groups that do not have a large participation in the state economy.