ABSTRACT
This article addresses policymaking related to Emergency Care Units (ECU) in the State of Rio de Janeiro between 2007 and 2013, duly identifying the relationships between the various levels of government in this process. It prioritized the context of policy formulation, the factors that motivated the inclusion and maintenance of ECUs on the state agenda and the process of how the policy was implemented in the state. The study was based on the literature that defines the agenda and implementation of public policies and on contributions from historic institutionalism. The research involved analysis of documents, secondary data, and 51 interviews with people in positions of authority in state and municipal governments. The priority given to ECUs in the government agenda was the result of a confluence of historical, structural, political and institutional factors, as well as the current context. The results of this study indicate the existence of interdependence between levels of government, however federal coordination problems have prejudiced the integration of the various components of emergency health care in the state.
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Emergency Service, Hospital , Government , Health Policy , Brazil , Emergency Service, Hospital/organization & administration , HumansABSTRACT
O artigo aborda a produção da política relacionada às Unidades de Pronto Atendimento (UPA) no estado do Rio de Janeiro, de 2007 a 2013, identificando as relações intergovernamentais nesse processo. Priorizou-se o contexto de formulação, os fatores que motivaram a entrada e a permanência das UPA na agenda estadual e a trajetória de implementação da política no estado. O estudo ancorou-se na literatura de definição de agenda e implementação de políticas públicas e em contribuições do institucionalismo histórico. A pesquisa envolveu a análise de documentos, de dados secundários e de 51 entrevistas com dirigentes estaduais e municipais. A confluência de fatores histórico-estruturais, político-institucionais e conjunturais explicam a prioridade das UPA na agenda governamental. Os resultados sugerem interdependência entre os governos, entretanto, problemas de coordenação federativa comprometem a integração dos diversos componentes da atenção às urgências no estado.
This article addresses policymaking related to Emergency Care Units (ECU) in the State of Rio de Janeiro between 2007 and 2013, duly identifying the relationships between the various levels of government in this process. It prioritized the context of policy formulation, the factors that motivated the inclusion and maintenance of ECUs on the state agenda and the process of how the policy was implemented in the state. The study was based on the literature that defines the agenda and implementation of public policies and on contributions from historic institutionalism. The research involved analysis of documents, secondary data, and 51 interviews with people in positions of authority in state and municipal governments. The priority given to ECUs in the government agenda was the result of a confluence of historical, structural, political and institutional factors, as well as the current context. The results of this study indicate the existence of interdependence between levels of government, however federal coordination problems have prejudiced the integration of the various components of emergency health care in the state.
