The article analyzes the spatial pattern of public spending in several federative and regional scales. Theoretical considerations show gaps and common concepts to the relationship between federalism and territory. The empirical analysis shows an asymmetric pattern, with small and large...

The article analyzes the spatial pattern of public spending in several federative and regional scales. Theoretical considerations show gaps and common concepts to the relationship between federalism and territory. The empirical analysis shows an asymmetric pattern, with small and large...

A economia e valoração dos serviços ambientais / Alexandre Rivas -- A economia ambiental / James R. Kahn e Alexandre Rivas -- A economia e a falha dos mercados / James R. Kahn e Alexandre Rivas -- Intervenção governamental na falha do mercado / James R. Kahn e Alexandre Rivas -- Abordagens...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the budget execution of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) in the period between 2001 and 2010 in order to evaluate if changes in its composition would indicate a greater emphasis on systemic innovation policies. Data...

The purpose of the article is to assess how much the Multi-Year Plan (MYP) has managed to fulfill its constitutional mission to guide allocative decisions through the budget process. To this end, it discusses the functions of government planning, its relationship with public finances, to present...

This paper assesses the Brazilian National Defense Policy considering the objectives established by the National Defense Policy (PDN), the National Defense Strategy (END) and the National Defense White Paper (LBDN). It seeks to clarify whether the goals listed in such documents have been...

This study deals with state action through the analysis of the main administrative instruments with planning and budgeting, aiming to illustrate the different characteristics between the planning and budgeting instruments under the multi-annual perspective and to present possible risks of...

The Unified Health System (SUS) financing is a recurrent theme in the sectoral debate. After 28 years since the Federal Constitution promulgation, its failure remains identified as a major structural problem for the public healthcare system consolidation. In the federal government, the spending...

This Discussion Paper aims to carry out an X-ray of federal public spending between 2001 and 2015 and in addition, a preliminary analysis of the fiscal adjustment in progress, identifying what were the expenditure groups and programs/actions hardest hit. The analytical work is based on a model...

This Discussion Paper aims to carry out an X-ray of federal public spending between 2001 and 2015 and in addition, a preliminary analysis of the fiscal adjustment in progress, identifying what were the expenditure groups and programs/actions hardest hit. The analytical work is based on a model...