O Tribunal de Contas da União inibe inovações em concessões públicas?

O Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) fiscaliza as concessões públicas federais há mais de 20 anos. Quais os efeitos desse controle? Esta dissertação buscou verificar se a atuação do TCU inibe o surgimento de inovações em contratos de concessão pública. Por meio de uma análise qualitativa e quantitativa de dados referentes a contratos fiscalizados pelo TCU de 1993 a 2014, identificamos indícios de que um maior grau de intervencionismo do TCU está associado a uma menor quantidade de inovações em concessões públicas. Por outro lado, o aumento da burocracia nos processos de fiscalização do TCU não vem representando um obstáculo significativo para o surgimento de inovações nessa espécie de contrato.

Implications of innovation for inclusive growth: a study of Medellín, Colombia's metro system and integral urban projects

Medellín, Colombia continues to attract global recognition for its evolution from a crimesaturated and desegregated city to an award-winning paragon of innovation. Two innovations in particular, the Metro System & the Integral Urban Projects, have fostered and contributed to Medellín’s inclusive growth, as indicated by a corresponding increase in both social and economic capital. Through a mixed methodology analysis of these two experiences, including participant observation, in-depth interviews with different industry leaders, and household surveys, this thesis explores the extent to which inclusive innovation has contributed to inclusive growth in Medellín. The surveys were distributed to three sensitive neighborhoods of Medellín and apply a Synthesized Framework for measuring inclusive growth, one that includes five indicators for social capital and five indicators for economic capital, emphasizing the importance of progression in both dimensions. By drawing on concepts of inclusivity surfacing more frequently in business lexicon and the emergence of a newly branded Medellín, the findings of this thesis indicates that the implementation of innovations in association with a unified city vision practiced by the local government, corporate and non-profit sector has contributed to achieving inclusive growth, and has left civilians hungry for more.