institutionalism framework, the comparative historical method, and the policy-focused political analysis are used in this approach … which consists in highlighting the critical component of presidential governance to public policy and development. The …

profiles in the formulation and implementation of policies. From the interactions established between State, institutions and … development model. It is a qualitative research that focuses on the extent to which the formation of coalitions to support a … to shape a national development agenda. The central hypothesis is that the development process has a direct relationship …

The law and development literature has been drawing attention to a new type of state action in economy. Departing from … this analysis, this paper intends to evaluate in both ways, qualitative and vertical, how the Brazilian state has been …). Assuming that there is a new type of state activism, this paper wonder whether this activism has been able to generate a sort …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of institutional arrangements to development policies …. Unfortunately, modern institutionalism has concentrated on the consequences of political and economic liberties (determined by the … institutional environment) to development, with inconclusive results. It will be argued that institutional arrangements offer a much …

market in Taiwan and other countries. This has involved state intervention in the economy as a minority investor and the …The Brazilian state is often viewed as inefficient and captured by economic interest groups and bureaucratic elites … contributed to a decline in productivity and economic growth. In contrast, the state has played a central role in the rapid …

. The State's technical and allocative efficiency dimensions necessarily require efficiency of public agencies in the … private firms, the State generally follows stricter criteria in selecting suppliers and pricing their purchases, as their …

changes from the previous period, changed the course of State action in favor of the defense of development. The initial …The goal of the chapter is to discuss the ways of state action in Brazil since Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) to Dilma … role reserved to the State and the instruments of action of the public sector. The Cardoso government adopted the liberal …

the new millennium, as an intrinsic and strategic function of the Brazilian State. On this tune, launches concrete … proposals for a process of institutional and political function of this important government reorganization in the country, and …