Municipal Sphere Research Articles

Принцип добросовестности в муниципальных правоотношениях

The article is devoted to the study of the content and functions of the constitutional principle of good faith in municipal legal relations. Based on an analysis of the legal nature of local self-government, the status of participants in municipal legal relations and the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the list of functions of the principle of good faith in the municipal sphere has been clarified. The thesis is substantiated that within the framework of municipal legal relations, the principle of good faith, in addition to specifying, complementing, correcting and limiting functions, also performs a compensatory function aimed at protecting the obviously weaker party in order to ensure constitutional requirements for the balance of rights and legitimate interests of the parties in legal relations. The manifestations of the specifying function of the principle of good faith in the sphere of municipal legal relations have been studied. The analysis of the functions of the principle of good faith and materials from law enforcement practice allowed us to formulate certain criteria for the good faith of local government bodies and officials.

Główne przesłanki rekomunalizacji gospodarki wodociągowo‑kanalizacyjnej na przykładzie Gdańska

Purpose – Identifying key reasons for remunicipalisation in the municipal sphere using the example of water supply and sewage management in Gdańsk and assessment of the nature of this phenomenon against the background of world trends. Research method – Remunicipalisation is a little-known phenomenon, therefore the qualitative method was chosen to analyze the reasons for remunicipalisation – a case study using the example of the company Saur Neptun Gdańsk S.A. The qualitative analysis has been complemented by a quantitative analysis of the economic efficiency of water supply and sewage services. Results – Remunicipalisation in Gdańsk had certain features that match world trends: pragmatic reasons and a mechanism based on the expiration of the contract. In many countries, remunicipalisation resulted from disappointment with privatisation. However, the case study showed that this phenomenon is not the opposite of privatisation and neoliberal reforms but is one of public management strategies. Originality/value/implications/recommendations – Remunicipalisation is a phenomenon rarely discussed in subject literature. Understanding the specifics of remunicipalisation in Poland can make a significant contribution to the debate about its importance in shaping the ways in which local governments implement their tasks.

The Information on Decision-making in Health: From Predictable to Unpredictable

This study’s aim is to identify the information needs, sources, seeking behaviour and uses of information by health managers involved with decision-making in public health. An exploratory, qualitative and comparative study was performed to analyse the municipal and state spheres of public health administration in Brazil and the Department of Informatics of the National Health System at the federal level. Nine health managers were interviewed at different hierarchy levels. It was verified that the decision is subsidised by technical, scientific information and appropriation of experiences from different sources. The flow of information is bottom-up, associated with the flow of documents that feed the health information systems. There is a need for predictable and unpredictable information, originating mainly from the press and the Public Ministry. The municipal sphere is better structured to handle information than the state sphere. Unpredictable information needs to interfere with the routine of health management work activities and impact health managers’ decision-making. Information is seldom used in this decision-making process, with the weakness of the health information systems being pointed out as the main cause. The production of information for decision-making needs to be systematised to support decisions, making a synthesis of the different sources of existing information systems.

Critical Analysis of Stakeholders in the Municipality of Tarija, Bolivia, in Search of Strategies for Adequate Water Governance to Implement Reverse Osmosis as an Alternative for Generating Safe Water for Its Inhabitants

The accelerated deterioration of water quality in the city of Tarija, Bolivia, has caused several water sources in the Municipality of Tarija to be discontinued due to the presence of toxic contaminants. The current water purification systems that are used in Tarija do not guarantee the elimination of heavy metals; in addition, political and social interest conflicts are a serious problem in the execution of projects and new public investment alternatives, with these being the main problems found in the sector. Reverse osmosis (RO) water purification technologies are one of the most effective contemporary alternatives for the elimination of contaminants in water, such as heavy metals; however, their application and implementation in countries with little or no experience in this type of technology require acceptance and knowledge on behalf of the interested parties. Political and social conflicts between interested parties generate scenarios that affect hydrological planning. Analysis of the actors in the urban and municipal sphere of the city of Tarija, Bolivia, provides a case study for adequate water governance and enabled us to come to a consensus for the implementation of RO. The results show 23 fundamental actors in water management in the Municipality of Tarija, with local actors being those with the greatest influence and power in decision-making. Our analysis of social networks showed an important polarization in the power of decision makers, with municipalities and legislative entities being those that decide on public investments. The interested parties showed considerable interest in the application of RO as a technology that can provide definitive, short-term solutions to the problems of water stress and the water crisis in the Municipality of Tarija and its application in small towns with a high level of social and environmental vulnerability.

Unlocking system transitions for municipal solid waste infrastructure: A model for mapping interdependencies in a local context

Rapid global urbanization, urban renewal and changes in people's lifestyles have led to both an increase in waste generation and more complex waste types. In response to these changes, many local governments have invested in municipal solid waste infrastructure (MSWI) to implement circular strategies. However, matching and bridging the costly and logistically complex MSWI with the dynamic social context is a central challenge. In this paper we aim to explore the interdependencies between MSWI and the local social system, and then conceptualize and empirically validate the systemic nature of MSWI. We first review the current MSW treatment methods, corresponding infrastructure, and the challenges facing them. Then, we interrogate system-oriented concepts and use two key insights to set up a conceptual model for mapping the interdependencies in a MSWI system (MSWIS). Finally, a case study of the Dutch city of Almere is used to empirically validate the MSWIS model and identify the social systems that contribute to the development of the MSWIS. The analysis reveals that the development of MSWIS is beyond the municipality's control: efficient resource recovery facilities established by businesses under market rules and waste reuse facilities constructed by social organizations/individuals based on their own needs are key pieces of the puzzle to complete the MSWIS. This highlights the ability of the framework to capture interdependencies that go further than just the formal municipal sphere of influence.

Forms of implementation of local self-government and dynamics of their development at different stages of municipal reform

The article analyzes the forms of public participation in the implementation of local self-government at various stages of municipal reform. It studies the consolidation of various forms of participation in federal laws on local self-government. The analysis of data from the annual Monitoring of the development of the local government system has been carried out, which makes it possible to assess the real prevalence of various forms of public participation. It is shown that the new Draft Law on local self-government reinforces the general trend towards reducing the municipal sphere and simplifying the institutional organization of local self-government. This, in turn, leads to a reduction in the total number of forms of public participation in self-government, a reduction in their demand and a reduction in the space of deliberative democracy as a whole. At the same time, there is a reduction in both power and advisory forms of participation.

Práticas domiciliares de gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos em Mossoró, Nordeste do Brasil: um estudo de caso em tempos de pandemia.

This paper investigated the household practices developed in the disposal of waste in the city of Mossoró, RN, during the pandemic period. Through an online form with 16 open and closed questions, the research reached 71 people in 21 different neighborhoods and the rural area of the municipality. It was found that most respondents did not know about the selective collection service in their neighborhoods or place of residence, as well as lacked knowledge about the separation of waste. Furthermore, 57% of the people stated that there was an increase in household waste during the pandemic, with 26% pointing to an increase in organic waste and plastic packaging. It is clear, therefore, the importance of the performance of the state and municipal sphere in the management of solid waste and compliance with the National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS). Strategies for the operationalization of socio-environmental policies must also be developed in times of crisis, since the selective collection was paralyzed during the COVID-19 pandemic, harming the associations of recyclable waste pickers and the management of solid waste, since this material ended up in the local landfill.

Constitutional and legal aspects of institutional and legislatives upport for territorial governance reform

The current stage of transformation of the territorial organization of power, territorial governance requires a study of constitutional and legal issues of institutional and legislative support for structural and functional changes in the system of local public authority. In view of this, it is important to study the processes of renewal, innovative mechanisms of legal resource provision of reform, to identify problematic aspects of the legislative and executive bodies, ways to improve institutional and legislative support for territorial governance. Institutional and legislative support of the territorial organization of public authority, territorial governance are essential elements of the implementation of good governance in the country. Therefore, their study in the constitutional and legal discourse is of great doctrinal interest. The purpose and objectives of the study are constitutional and legal intelligence of the formation of eff ective mechanisms for institutional and legislative support of territorial governance. Institutional support consists in creating the organizational basis of the transformation process, building its organizational structure and includes bodies that directly direct and coordinate the reform process. With the help of legislative support, a legal mechanism for the transformation of territorial governance is being formed. Legislative support is designed to legally regulate relations in the fi eld of transformation of territorial governance: reforming the territorial organization of public authority, the administrative-territorial structure of the country. It is carried out by various actors in the legislative process. It is expedient to think not only about the «municipal» legislative provision, ie the provision of local self-government, but also about the legislative support of the entire system of territorial government. The formation of adequate legal and legislative support for territorial governance depends primarily on the eff ective work of parliament as a leader in constitutional and legal regulation of governance and territorial governance, inventory of current problems of constitutional and legal regulation of public authority and outlining the transformation of constitutional and legal regulation. in Ukraine. The work on internal reform and increasing the institutional capacity of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine should be used in relation to the development and improvement of lawmaking in the fi eld of legislative support for the transformation of territorial governance. Renewal of territorial governance has recently faced a number of challenges. It is worth listening to the warnings of experts on current problems of decentralization related to the subregional level of territorial government, lack of representation in rural self-government bodies due to politicization of the electoral system and devaluation of the old age, and attempts to introduce a new system of local government legislation. in the form of a draft of a new version of the law on local self-government, which may destroy the competence of the own and delegated powers of local selfgovernment bodies and the entire system of government in the state. Further development legislative support of territorial governance is also associated with the adoption and implementation of the Law «On Lawmaking», enshrined in the principles of expediency and reasonableness; systematicity and complexity; scientific support – when the results of law-making activities should take into account the achievements of science in the fi eld in which legal regulation is carried out, including by involving representatives of scientifi c institutions and recognized specialists in relevant fi elds of science. In this sense, it is advisable to review traditional approaches to the legal provision of the municipal sphere, based on the postulates of good governance, to consider conceptual approaches to the development of new legislation on the principles of territorial governance of Ukraine. Key words: constitution, institutional, legislative support of territorial governance, public authorities

Meetings Between Professionals for the Inclusion of Children in Citizen Participation: A Formative Experience

Municipalities must take steps towards an “educational action” that welcomes children into environments that estimulate their involvement and participation in issues that mean something to them. Professionals working directly with children in the municipal sphere must strengthen the development of their active and committed citizenship (SDG no. 4), relating to them as citizens capable of transforming their environment. Children’s participation requires adults who recognise them as interlocutors and establish relationships of trust and mutual respect with them. Municipalities need to create opportunities for children to be included in the co‐production of local projects and to take a leading role in public policies. This article aims to offer elements that can nurture professionals’ readiness and “capacity building” to facilitate children’s participation. These elements are formed in the context of a pedagogical practice (the “coffee meetings”) and emerge through a systematisation of experiences (Aguiar, 2013; Barnechea & Morgan, 2010; Jara, 2012, 2018; Mera, 2019). Coordinated by an inter‐university team, the reflective exchange promoted by the meetings between municipal technical professionals and elected representatives generates knowledge, ideas, and changes in participants’ approaches to children’s participation in municipalities’ decision‐making processes; content analysis, development, and evaluation of the meetings by participants provide insight into the value of a learning community established as a tool to innovate child participation, build professional capacity towards this goal, and strengthen the work of local administrations in the field of citizenship.

КОНЦЕПТУАЛЬНІ МОДЕЛІ СИСТЕМИ ПІДТРИМКИ ПРИЙНЯТТЯ РІШЕНЬ ПРИ КЕРУВАННІ МНОЖИНОЮ ПРОЄКТІВ МУНІЦИПАЛЬНОЇ СФЕРИ

Purpose. As a rule modern organizational systems in any industry contain many elements. These elements are connected by a complex scheme of relationships. In the municipal sphere, various programs and projects are implemented simultaneously. To increase the efficiency of work with projects, it is necessary to solve operations management problems. It is necessary to coordinate the allocation of resources, assess the quality of implementation of individual stages of each project, take into account the joint use of contractors, assess risks and eliminate problem situations. The purpose of the research is to improve the conceptual models of decision support systems to create information technology for managing the implementation of many programs and projects in the municipal sphere. Methodology. For the implementation of operational management of many projects, it is advisable to have the appropriate information technology and tools. The development of such technologies requires a certain methodological approach. The difficulties of structural synthesis of executive systems are associated with the uncertainty of the design tasks conditions. It is impossible to fully specify the algorithms of functioning and interaction of executive structures. Results. An improved ontological metamodel of the problem area and an improved model of the decision support system for managing multiple projects have been developed. Originality. The ontological metamodel of the problem area differs in that it has several strata, each of which identifies the relevant problems and aspects of the organization. The model of the decision support system has been improved by adding a formal static description of the implementation process of many projects and their relationship with many attributes and aspects. Practical value. An ontological metamodel allows to establish hierarchical causal relationships between different problems. This is especially true when implementing many projects involving many departments. The model of the decision support system allows making operational decisions taking into account many factors and their interrelations on various aspects of activity. All this contributes to the main task – the development of information technology to support decision-making in the organizational processes of municipal bodies and enterprises. References 12, figures 1.

Technical aspects of natural gas energy metering implementation

In modern conditions, the issue of the quality of natural gas, including the development of gas energy measuring instruments, is becoming increasingly relevant. The Law of Ukraine “On the natural gas market” establishes the need for instrumental metering of natural gas “in order to obtain and register reliable information about the volumes and quality of natural gas during its transportation, distribution, supply, storage and consumption”.
 In accordance with the “Rules of natural gas supply” in force in Ukraine, settlements with consumers for natural gas should be carried out in cubic meters, reduced to standard conditions and expressed in energy units. However, this contradicts the requirement of the “Technical Regulations on measuring instruments”, which state that settlements with consumers should be based on the results of measuring gas volumes read from the indicating device. However, the indicating devices of gas meters that are operated in Ukraine reflect the measured volumes of gas in cubic meters.
 Currently, the requirements of the above regulatory documents are partially implemented, in particular, in full-scale industry and partly in the municipal sphere, the readings of measuring the volume of gas by the meters are being adjusted depending on the temperature and pressure of the gas.
 The purpose of this work is to assess the regulatory requirements and technical possibilities of introducing natural gas metering in energy units in Ukraine.
 It is proposed to use energy conversion devices to determine the energy of natural gas. A methodology has been developed for measuring natural gas energy by indirect methods based on measurements of the consumed gas volumes, air temperature around the gas meter and the results of measuring the calorific value of gas. The assessment of the metrological characteristics of the indirect measurement of natural gas energy has been carried out.
 
 Keywords: natural gas; energy; volume conversion device.

SYNTHESIS OF THERMAL DIAGNOSTIC EXPERT COMPONENTS WITH AN ARTIFICIAL NEURON

The article notes the growing popularity of digital programmable technology in diagnostic monitoring systems of electromechanical equipment (EME) for various purposes due to the ability to monitor the technical condition of operating devices in real time. The main reasons that restrain the use of DMS with artificial neural networks in the municipal sphere are considered. It has been noted the directions of improvement of popular means of thermal parameters monitoring and hardware solutions to increase the initial data validity used in the possible EMO fault identification. The purpose of this work was to study and develop components for the formation of initial information, including artificial neurons, which make it possible to increase the reliability of possible fault identification accompanied by heating of individual parts of the operated electromechanical equipment. Based on the adopted algorithm for approximating the initial data arrays, the priority of using the logistic function for modeling the rate of temperature change in the EME was justified. It have been proposed the electronic model structure of an artificial neuron (AN) and an algorithm for generating information output signal, depending on the rate of change of a controlled parameter at a technological object. It have been presented the electronic modeling results in the Simulink environment and the physical implementation of the AN electronic model, which confirmed the suitability of the proposed device in the diagnostic thermal expert of the EME technical condition during its operation in real time. Electronic experiments with AN made it possible to obtain a calibration characteristic for a practical assessment of the tendency for the development of non-standardized thermal events that may cause possible faults in certain parts of the equipment. It have been considered possible options for using AN in local thermal diagnostic tools for the analysis and assessment of events indicating the feasibility of performing unscheduled maintenance or preceding possible and unknown electromechanical equipment faults. It has been presented the results of experiments and simulation of thermal processes, confirming the expandability of the functional diagnostic devices properties with neural network systems, which popularity is constantly growing.

Barrier-free Environment as an Indicator of Sustainable Development of the City. Priorities and Experience in Samara (Russia)

An attempt to systematize the experience of creating a barrier – free environment in Samara, one of the megacities in Russia, has made. In the course of work, field surveys carried out. The following priority areas for the implementation of universal design methods identified: housing, social infrastructure and a set of elements of urban utilities. In them, the consumer properties of buildings and territories have a decisive influence on the overall assessment of the quality of the urban environment. The examples are given and the difficulties of creating a barrier-free environment in new residential compounds and universities, as well as in the objects of the municipal sphere of the city analyzed. The conclusion that the process of introducing the principles of formation of a barrier-free environment has a rather low pace has made. This is not in line with the city’s sustainable development objectives. The question of the development of local urban planning regulations and design standards, which will allow the transition to the massive use of the principles of universal design, has raised.

Местная власть в России: новый способ конструирования объясняющей модели

The article proceeds from the concept of understanding local government in Russia as a projection of the potestar (pre-state) organization of public life, which transforms under the dominance of methods of state organization of public life, but retains its influence as the essential core of political and social interaction between people. The existing complex «state-municipal» mechanism for exercising power at the local level largely determines the forms and nature of political actors’ interaction at the regional level. State authorities, which are focused on the totality of their own administrative influences, have not yet succeeded in fully integrating local self-government into the general public space of responsibility for powers, since local power is unbuilt initially on the principles of autogenesis, autochthony and autonomy. The current situation contributes to the archaicism of a part of social relations. For some time now, to work in the multidimensional reality of society, the authorities have begun to need analytical models to understand what is happening. As an explanatory theoretical basis for the modes of existence of local authorities developed and described by the author in the current stage of development of Russian statehood, a modal methodology is used, supplemented by the results of constructing model-oriented political ontologies, which reflect the aggregates of the layers and actors of the municipal sphere of sociopolitical reality at the regional level that are actually and actively present in the Russian society. The author is interested in searching the patterns that operate in the environment created and cultivated by the organizational and activity efforts of state structures against the background of sociocultural and other characteristics inherent in the regions. Possible working models for the needs of public administration arising from the modes offered by the author are still under development, since the reform of constitutional rules proposed by the country’s leadership raises the question of new forms of organizing the continuum of coexistence and interaction of local and state authorities in Russia. The article outlines the main research lines that indicate a number of features and reference points of the author’s approach in understanding the relationship between local government and municipal government, which may serve as an occasion for a new circle of discussions of specialists interested in the prospects for the development of political potential in the Russian municipal environment.

Organization of a system of digital education practices in the municipal sphere of general education

This article is devoted to solving the problem of accumulation, systematization and translation of the practices of using digital educational technologies in municipal educational organizations. The solution to this problem was carried out through the implementation of the municipal project "Organization of a system of digital education practices in the urban district of the city of Yelets" in 2019. The project was aimed at involving at least 350 managing and teaching staff, 4000 students into the active practice of using digital educational technologies in educational organizations of the urban district of the city of Yelets by the end of 2019. As a way to achieve the goal, the implementation of a system of digital education practices in educational organizations of the urban district of the city of Yelets was determined. Continuity and concession are key features of this system. Consequently, the stakeholders are preschool educational organizations, general educational organizations, organizations of additional education, secondary vocational education and higher education. This system involved the use of such organizational forms as a resource center, a municipal network platform, a pivotal school, an author’s school, within which approbation, tuning and dissemination of the experience of using software products, the LECTA digital educational platform, the digital educational environment "Mobile e-education" and directions 3D modeling, digital video and robotics. The key results of the conducted research were not only quantitative but also qualitative indicators. The main problem that has blocked the adoption of digital education tools among the pedagogical community is the belief that they are ineffective compared to full-time education.

Um estudo de caso sobre a aplicabilidade dos vídeos de curtíssima duração nas mídias sociais como via de informação

O presente trabalho visa analisar a aplicabilidade dos vídeos de curtíssima duração publicados nas mídias sociais oficiais ou não, do município de Entre Rios no estado da Bahia, durante o período de 20 de abril a 20 de maio de 2020, que tencionam informar a sociedade local sobre as vias de prevenção e cuidados a serem adotados a fim de evitar o contágio e disseminação do COVID-19 na esfera municipal. Toma como ponto de partida uma análise histórica da sociedade no contexto de Pandemia, seguida de coleta e análise de dados produzidos, apresentados e postados sob forma de vídeos nas mídias sociais a fim de auxiliarem na disseminação das informações que visem contribuir para a redução da taxa de contágio da doença que representa uma ameaça em escala global. A metodologia adotada obedece aos critérios da dialética, com o desenvolvimento da pesquisa numa perspectiva da observação participante e assistemática uma vez que acontece sem prévio planejamento e sem qualquer tipo de controle e por amostragem, o que possibilitou uma análise mais fidedigna da realidade encontrada.

La gestión de la cultura en el desarrollo local: aproximaciones desde el fortalecimiento de capacidades

Culture as a common asset, when used properly in the local scene, strategically contributes to sustainable human development. However, its partial or total absence in planning is a repeatedly upheld fact in the Cuban municipal sphere, and the cause of an insufficient use of this resource. To transform this situation, the process of strengthening local actors’ capacities to integrate the cultural dimension is required. Actions in such a sense are not always effective to capitalize the whole cultural potential of the territory. The article aims to bring readers closer to the subject, based on fundamental theoretical references to approach it, presenting partial results of the study of an experience of local development from a cultural perspective in three Cuban municipalities.

Local government innovation in the energy sector: A study of key actors’ strategies and arguments

Local governments will play an important role in the transition towards fully renewable energy systems. In order to develop new roles for themselves in climate and energy planning, they have to be creative and find new ways of acting within existing regulatory frameworks. The objective of this paper is to explore the kinds of arguments and discussions local key actors use and encounter when developing innovative activities. We study two exemplary cases using a qualitative research approach based on interviews with key informants: a municipality-owned nearshore wind farm, and a local funding scheme for energy-efficiency refurbishment in single-family houses. Our findings indicate that i) innovative projects grow out of the momentum of previous visions and experiences; ii) key actors balance ‘green’ and economic arguments in order to gain project approval; and iii) innovative projects can sometimes only be realized by drawing on resources from outside the municipal sphere. Even though committed key actors may be successful, it is worth considering how the grip of narrow economic motives can be loosened in order to support the local experimentation and innovation that will become more and more important in green energy transitions.

A cidade como o espaço do habitar e a ideia da fábrica de cidades

A cidadania do habitar é um desafio do Estado, dos Governos e da própria Sociedade. Portanto, as políticas públicas urbanas, especificamente as do habitar, devem ter orientação e ação, para que se tornem viáveis ou concretas. Assim, a questão de estudo que se quer discutir, tem a cidade como local de manifestação da cidadania e do exercício dos direitos sociais, pela garantia de acesso a habitação, transformado no local onde o cidadão habita (mora, vive, convive e se manifesta). Nesse sentido, em que aspectos essa perspectiva de garantia de acesso a habitação, pode ser garantida ou melhorada? O objetivo foi discutir sobre o construto da fábrica de cidades, elementos e orientações, para a garantia da cidadania do habitar, em sua perspectiva de espaço habitacional na esfera municipal (cidades ou bairros). Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória qualitativa, sobre dados secundários, no sentido de explorar e construir o construto das fábricas de cidades. Assim, o construto das fábricas de cidades, para a sequência deste estudo, envolve uma política pública (projeto e programa) para a construção de espaços (cidades ou bairros) que serão os locais para o exercício da cidadania do habitar, contemplando em sua orientação os conceitos, princípios e elementos de cidades ou espaços autossustentáveis e inteligentes (smart cities) e seus elementos de execução, de forma que a cidadania do habitar, ao ser construída, tenha a participação e legitimidade dos atores sociais, que irão desfrutar desse espaço.

O LUGAR DO ESPORTE DE RENDIMENTO NO FINANCIAMENTO DA FUNÇÃO ESPORTE E LAZER DOS MUNICÍPIOS DO SUL DO BRASIL.

As análises sobre financiamento público no setor esportivo vêm se consolidando nos últimos anos, sobretudo, em âmbito federal. Porém, no Brasil, o sistema federalista dá a premissa aos estados e municípios de se autoorganizarem política e financeiramente, tornando estudos sobre a temática em âmbito municipal relevantes, no entanto, ainda incipientes em nossa área. O financiamento público pode ser classificado de acordo com suas funções. No campo esportivo, a Função Desporto e Lazer representa o maior nível de agregação dos gastos públicos realizado pelos entes federativos, ela está organizada de forma a contemplar gastos de quatro áreas de atuação governamental, chamadas de subfunções. O presente estudo, de natureza descritivo exploratória, teve como objetivo investigar o financiamento na subfunção Desporto Rendimento (sDR) realizado pelas prefeituras da região Sul do Brasil de 2005 a 2014. Como objetivo específico o estudo se propôs: (a) identificar o grau de adesão e os gastos dos municípios da região Sul ao gasto na FDL e sDR; (b) analisar o percentual da sDR dos gastos na FDL dos municípios da região Sul; (c) analisar a participação das políticas do governo federal descentralizadas aos municípios e os municípios realizados por eles na sDR. Os dados referentes à FDL e as subfunções foram coletados diretamente do site do Tesouro Nacional nos dados referentes às contas anuais no Sistema de Informações Contábeis e Fiscais do Setor Público Brasileiro – SICONFI. Os resultados demonstraram a diversidade alocativa na subfunção Desporto Rendimento. Com 1.191 autoridades políticas podendo contemplar interesses diversos de forma autônoma outro resultado não seria possível. Por fim, destacamos a necessidade de avançarmos num melhor detalhamento dos gastos da FDL no Brasil como também fazer análises comparativas entre os entes federados.