The article examines governmental policies for the revitalization of the shipbuilding industry in Brazil since the mid-2000s. It analyzes such policies from the perspective of their political-institutional arrangements. In order to evaluate both the political capacities and...

Since the last decade, there has been much debate on the central government's activism in the implementation of development policies that resemble those from Brazil's authoritarian past. However, only rarely, scholars and practitioners have discussed the state capacities that are necessary to...

This article discusses the insertion of social participation in the construction of multiannual plans – Planos Plurianuais (PPAs) – of the states relative to the period of 2012-2015 in Brazil. It describes what has been done in ten states in Brazil in terms of social participation from the...

Este texto tem o objetivo de analisar o processo político de formulação e discussão do projeto de lei de diretrizes da política de mobilidade urbana (Projeto de Lei no 1.687/2007), fornecendo elementos para entender o contexto político e institucional em que se deu o seu encaminhamento...

The transport economics literature has indicated that introduction of competition for the market in urban bus services (i.e. by means of competitive bidding) could promote cost-efficiency with low fares and better quality services. Therefore, this paper analyse the main outcomes and the latest...