Public policies, third sector, and their social and economic contributions in project execution

Abstract

This study addresses the historical origin and development of third-sector organizations; the areas and types of social activities performed by social organizations making a contextualization of public policies that address this issue; and the social and economic importance of the third sector. The objective is to analyze the social and economic contributions of the third sector in the execution of projects with public resources and to show that the third sector has consolidated itself as an alternative and response to the crisis of the social welfare state, constituting itself in the provision of services fulfilling its social role before civil society. The methodology used was documental and descriptive analysis, with data collection obtained from documents from bodies such as IBGE and IPEA, through the qualitative method. For this, an approach was carried out by weaving concepts, informing the areas of greatest performance, and showing that the third sector has played a strategic role in acting in areas of public policy in Brazil. The study indicates that the public-private partnership made through the execution of public policies by the organizations of the third sector reflected positively on social indicators, showing improvements in the areas of education, health, and social assistance, and reflecting on the growth of the economy, as evidenced by the growth of the Gross Domestic Product, and with the projection of good results and efficiency.