Public procurement as a policy for sustainable development

This study aims to understand how the State has contributed to sustainable development through their purchasing power, more precisely, when comparing practices and regulations in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and the ones of the South region. Regarding the method of research, bibliographical and documental research was conducted in the legislation and notices of the above states, through the years 2011-2013. It was found that the advancements are limited to environmental issues and social dimension. Advances, although in a soft way, strengthen the organizational models which are not focused on profit maximization, turned to social inclusion, distributive justice, environmental balance and well-being of the community, which are basic prerogatives of the solidarity economy, social enterprises and popular cooperatives, which may be particularly leveraged.

本研究旨在探究巴西各州政府如何借助自身采购权（purchasing power）为可持续发展（sustainable development）作出贡献，具体而言，本研究对比了巴西圣保罗州与巴西南部地区各州的相关实践与监管政策。在研究方法层面，本研究针对上述区域各州2011至2013年间的立法与官方公告开展了文献研究与档案研究。研究发现，现有相关进展仅局限于环境议题与社会维度。尽管推进力度较为温和，但这些进展强化了不以利润最大化为导向的组织模式——此类模式转而聚焦社会包容、分配正义、环境平衡与社区福祉，而这正是团结经济（solidarity economy）、社会企业（social enterprises）与民众合作社（popular cooperatives）的核心要义，此类组织尤其值得加以推广利用。