Relations between human development, human capital and transparency of public management in brazilian states

This study based on the theoretical framework from the field of knowledge of Public Management, aimed to analyze the possible relationships between the concepts of Human Development, Human Capital and Public Transparency. To achieve this objective, the statistical procedure called Pearson's Coefficient (r) was used to test the possibility of correlation between the Human Development Index (HDI), a proxy for Human Development, the Labor Productivity Index (IPT), a proxy for Human Capital, and the Transparent Brazil Scale (EBT), a proxy for Public Transparency. The results showed evidence of a positive relationship of moderate degree between Human Development and Human Capital and of high degree between Human Development and Public Transparency. These results showed alignment with previous studies that theorized about the possible relationships between these concepts of Public Management. At the end of the study, some suggestions were made for future studies that examine whether governments adopt an integrated approach, considering the multiple dimensions of human development, in order to ensure that the benefits reach all layers of society.