Seja o seu próprio chefe? Um estudo sobre a implementação da política juventude empreendedora no estado de Alagoas

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze the implementation process of the Entrepreneurial Youth policy in the state of Alagoas. The emphasis of the discussion is the set of instances about the program that were publicized by the state media throughout its application. In addition, this research describes the Alagoas social context that engendered the policy and the details of its project. In 2016, it began to be implemented in the municipalities of the state by the Department of Labor and Employment (SETE). The goal was to train low-income young people, aged between 18 and 39, to set up their own businesses. Success in its application could provide opportunities for the professional development of many young people and improve the economic development rates of the state that depends on federal funds. It is worth these pointed benefits that could have been generated by its implementation. However, it is also necessary to discuss the current socioeconomic context in Brazil, which has pushed more and more young people towards precarious work alternatives with guarantees and rights. As is the case of informality, uberization, intermittency, especially the “fashion” of entrepreneurship. In order to try to elucidate these aspects, this research analyzes the following set of data: social indicators that were elaborated by several institutes and researches, documents provided by SETE, interviews, bibliographic reviews and mainly extracts taken from the reports published by the Government Communication Offices. Consider that, given the high unemployment rates among young people that can be observed in Alagoas social indicators, the implementation of the policy generated inexpressible results. Few low-income young people have managed to become “their own bosses”. Its main success was the promotion of ideals and practices of neoliberal capitalism.