In the Musgravean tradition the concept of public goods has become a central element of the theory of public allocation policy. The basic argument for this prominent role ofpublic goods is thatjointness in consumption - ...

Infrastructures are technical-social assemblages infused in politics and power relations. They spur public action, prompting increased scholarly reference to the practices of infrastructural publics. This article explores ...

The Introduction sets out the key questions to be explored, sum- marises the main arguments and describes the case-studies used to consider these issues in depth. What was the place of the public in public health ...

Este caso de ensino apresenta aos leitores um dilema recorrente na administração pública, ligado à contratação de tecnologia e inovação. Baseando-se em fatos reais, narra os desafios enfrentados pelo novo gestor do Instituto ...

The article analyzes how the state and national archives are structuring and enabling a distance research in their holdings. Therefore, an investigation was carried out on the possibilities of researching the archives ...

The goal of this paper is to review critically the concept of "open access" of the Open Access Initiative (OAI), and consequently their policies. Considering the technological and behavioral changes underway in society, ...