This paper discusses the role of the state governments in the Brazilian federative system in the post-1988 Federal Constitution period, which is much characterized by cooperative and competitive mechanisms between the Union and the states and among the states themselves. The state governments...

The study presents a macro-finance model to analyze the impacts of a fiscal policy shock in the Brazilian term structure of interest rate in the period 1999-2010. Fiscal policy explains a higher proportion of the long-term interest rate variance (25% of the five years rate) comparing to the...

Basic sanitation services have been undergoing substantial institutional change since the adoption of the new Brazilian National Sanitation Law, in 2007 (Federal Statute n. 11.445/2007, hereinafter LNSB [Lei Nacional de Saneamento Básico]), both as an industrial chain for the provision of...

The objective of this paper is to review the richness of regional and urban modeling literature and case studies with an emphasis on cellular automata. It aims at demonstrating its usefulness for real public policy use. This work is aimed at those with a practical approach at public policies who...

This paper focus on aspects of metropolitan governance of the United States and Canada highlighting strategies of cooperation and criteria used in their experiences of management and institutionalization. Thus, it describes both the governance experiences implemented voluntarily or compulsorily,...

The distribution criterion of the Municipal Participation Fund (Fundo de Participação dos Municípios) has biased the population data for small Brazilian municipalities. The paper applies the test for manipulation of the running variable in discontinuity regression (McCrary, 2008) to Brazilian...

This text analyses aspects of metropolitan governance in European countries, observing cooperated action strategies. Accordingly, it is descanted about the instituted arrangements in a spontaneous and institutionalized way, the sources of funding and the offering of cooperated services. Thereby,...

This paper investigates the dependency relations that intertwine the mining activity and the economy of the municipality of Brumadinho (MG). Based on the theoretical framework of the Dependency Theory, the text addresses different socio-economic dimensions such as aggregate production,...

The consolidation of a new legal framework for Brazilian urban policy has been emphasizing the possibility of citizen participation and social inclusion in urban policies. At the same time, current socio-spatial inequalities contribute to cities with increasingly complex problems and a reduction...