INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICIES IN BRAZIL: RESEARCH AGENDA FOR HEALTH

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to discuss on the topic of public health policy. The theoretical basis is neoinstitutionalism and public policy. Five questions-problem that can guide the study of public health policy in Brazil are presented: (1) determinants of public health policy as an institution; (2) health decentralization x legitimacy for determining public health policy; (3) establishment of consortiums of health as an instrument to legitimize the decentralization of health services; (4) the structure and organization of economic, political and social actors; and (5) institutional differences and application of models of resource allocation. Finally, considerations are made and exposed expectations of possible contributions to the study of institutions and public policies, especially in the case of health. This article contributes to the discussion of the issue of public policy in Brazil linked to newinstitutionalism discussion, which can assist researchers in defining national agendas on the formulation and conduct strategies of resource allocation and utilization of specific health policies.

Keywords

• Research agenda
• Institutions
• Public policy
• Health.