Múltiplas dimensões da análise de uma política pública: o caso Prime

Abstract

The empirical object of this work was the First Innovative Company Program (PRIME), a public policy to support entrepreneurship launched by Lula government in 2009. Our aim was to analyze the discourses, processes and practices developed during the implementation of Prime and its impact on trajectories and business of beneficiary entrepreneurs. Besides the economic subsidy, prime mobilized institutions and business consultants directly involved in the effort to enable the selected projects. The methodological procedures adopted were: observation, document research and interviews with the actors involved in the program, taking into account its implementation under the coordination of Paraíba Technology Park. The research results show that the implementation of Prime was marked by tensions, conflicts, inconsistencies and rigidity, which laid bare the mistakes of conception of the program and explains the ineffectiveness of this institutional arrangement designed to support nascent businesses.