A aproximação entre o pensamento de Visconde do Uruguai e o Instituto da Boa Administração Pública no Brasil

Abstract

The institute of good public administration, very important in Europe and established in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, turns into an important law concept in Brazil with the promulgation of the Federal Brazilian Constitution of 1988. Legality, morality, impersonality, publicity, environment policies, social control and the Public Administration´s efficiency prove this statement and indicate the advance in dealing with the public matters and in respect of the citizens. However, the doctrinal attention to the proper functioning and structuring of the public administration does not start with the current Federal Constitution. Paulino José Soares de Sousa, the Visconde do Uruguai, was one of the pioneers and one of the most emblematic Brazilian authors to face the matter. In this sense, the objective of the study will be to unveil the main ideals of the Ensaio sobre o direito administrativo de Visconde do Uruguay regarding the provision of public services made available to the citizens and to compare them with the current theory of good public administration. With this in mind, the paper raises the following question: is there an approximation of Visconde do Uruguai's idea and the phenomenon of good public administration? In this way, the aim of this research will be to answer the proposed question in an affirmative way, with the support of the phenomenological method.