A Participação na Conformação da Política de Assistência Social no Estado do Rio de Janeiro (1980-2007)

Abstract

Participation is a strategic way to building a better society. Retrieve the history of participation in the state of Rio de Janeiro with reference to understand the conformation of the Social Assistance Policy has involved identifying the political and administrative organization, institutionalized spaces, such as councils and conferences, the main regulations for participation and social control and materialize is the most strategic actors to the political welfare gain conformation in tune with the Unified Social Assistance. It was a journey in which many questions were present, but also a belief: that civil society was key player for the welfare occupy place in the condition of public policy at times which apparently were not favorable to it, to have a scenario new liberal guiding the actions of government and the economy of the country, besides the fact that social assistance culturally have a history guided in welfarism, clientelism, in solidarity actions went against the law. Identifies himself, in view of the institutional process, the role played by the government and the different responses that were based on different times across the country. Thus, during the exhibition, perceive yourself to be breakthroughs, moments of setbacks, but identifies acts of resistance that allowed changes in direction, so that the country emerged from a dictatorial government to consolidate democracy, as the service policy what makes a social trend toward the recognition of Duty to state law Citizen