Public policies

Cover

The reasons for the decline in vaccinations

At least nine factors contribute to a reduction in childhood immunization and increase the risk of the reappearance of serious illnesses

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Education

Missed education targets

70% of the goals set out by the National Education Plan for 2014–2017 were not achieved

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computer science

The reality emerging from an avalanche of data

Digital humanities are spreading through a variety of disciplines, influencing the training of researchers and driving public policy

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INNOVATION

Reasons to award incentives

The IMF and the OECD suggest that governments provide tax incentives to encourage companies to conduct more research

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Litigation

Industrial policy in check

In response to a ruling by a WTO panel, the Brazilian government considers changes in laws and in the ways in which it encourages R&D

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COVER

Taking cities out of the emergency room

Transforming urban areas into healthy environments requires progress

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Public Policy 

Heralds of change

Study addresses the role of individuals who help mobilize society

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WTO

WTO finds seven Brazilian programs illegal

Organization considers seven Brazilian industrial policy programs illegal

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GOOD PRACTICES

Death penalty for fraud

Death penalty for fraud

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INNOVATION

Reasons to award incentives

IMF and OECD suggest tax incentives for companies to do more research

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Public policies

French president appoints scientists to research-related ministries

French president appoints scientists to research-related ministries

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Cover

Experiment over

The Science Without Borders student exchange program has ended

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COVER

Funding in crisis

The impact of federal budget cuts on Brazilian Research and Development efforts

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COVER

The reality emerging from an avalanche of data

Analysis of data expands the field of activity for the humanities

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Careers

Law provides incentives for innovation

Law provides incentives for innovation

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Litigation

Industrial policy in check

Brazil is expected to revise industrial policy and R&D incentives

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Mental Health

The price of abstinence

Voucher helps crack addicts to abstain from consuming it

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ECOLOGY

The harmful effects of illegal hunting

Hunting increased the risk of environmental imbalance

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Mental health

Citizenship & abstinence

Technique offers a reward every time a drug addict displays desirable behavior

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

The powers of society

Dictionary encompasses the universe of public policies in 197 entries

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ECONOMICS

The life of a dockworker

Occupational conditions affect the health of port workers in Santos and Lisbon

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SOCIOLOGY

Division of power on the periphery

Crime, religion and State define relationships on the margins of major cities

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Yara Schaeffer Novelli

Yara Schaeffer Novelli: Knee-deep in the mangroves

Researcher moves from ecology to public policy to education

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Public policies

From two ministries to one

Scientists criticize the merger of MCTI with the Communications

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History of Health

São Paulo as a Laboratory

The preventive approach held sway in medical practice in the 20th century

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LEGISLATION

Changing expectations

Biodiversity Law creates new rules for researchers and companies

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Urbanism

Housing as a commodity

Research shows that public housing has become an investment asset

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SOCIETY

Altered cities

Building a hydroelectric plant does not benefit the surrounding area

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Public policy

Organ donation: The art of giving bad news

Increase in the number of Brazilian family refusals on organ donation

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Bibliometrics

Watch out for the tide

Report proposes limits on use of indicators to evaluate science

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