Paraíba Is Best Positioned Northeast State in Competitiveness Ranking

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The best-rated federative unit in the Northeast had good results in the Public Safety, Fiscal Solidity and Innovation categories.

According to the CLP – Public Leadership assessment, Paraíba relies on a set of positive factors that favored its development and ensured that the State was the first among all the Northeastern states.

In the Public Safety category, the federative unit stepped out of its underprivileged position of being one of the most violent in the country in 2015, to climb to 4th place, behind only São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Mato Grosso do Sul.

Safety is a public service that clearly reflects the operation of a state’s institutions; it is a crucial element for the establishment of order and the protection of individual rights, and it is vital for development.

In other aspects, such as Fiscal Solidity and Innovation, Paraíba achieved a considerable increase in its position compared to the last few years, ranking seventh in both areas.

Significantly, modern economic theory regards innovation as the key to long-term economic growth and development, since it promotes productivity gains that are essential for the promotion of robust economic growth.

Negative points

However, the State also faces some challenges, such as in Human Capital and Market Potential aspects, dropping seven and six positions respectively.

Paraíba also showed a drop in areas such as Education (down 2 positions), Public Machine Efficiency (down 3 positions) and Infrastructure (down 8 positions).

About the ranking

The State Competitiveness Ranking is one of the main tools for assessing public management in Brazil and seeks to guide the actions of public leaders in ten key areas (Environmental Sustainability, Human Capital, Education, Public Machine Efficiency, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Potential, Fiscal Solidity, Public Safety, and Social Sustainability).

Available in an online platform, the ranking provides a complete overview of state performance in 69 indicators distributed by key areas.

Source: Portal Correio