An Allocation Perspective to Public Law: Limited Public Rights and Beyond

Public Policy Versus Individual Rights and Responsibility: An Economist’s Perspective

Interventions to reduce childhood obesity entail ethical considerations. Although a rationale exists for government to intervene in a way that limits individual rights while protecting the public's health, a clear economic rationale also exists. The markets for goods and services that contribute to obesity are characterized by multiple failures that create an economic rationale for government t...

An Independent Public Law

Public health law: a communitarian perspective.

American society has often favored individual rights disproportionately over the common good. In the aftermath of September 11, there is a need to readjust our criteria to allow for the strengthening of security, public safety, and public health policies. At the same time, we must assure that liberties are not trampled in the service of the common good. Clear criteria are needed to help determi...

The Allocation of Rights and the Supply of Public Services

One of the main bottlenecks Brazilian development faces is its insufficient and biased supply of public services. In a country with low and concentrated income, the supply of public goods configures the only way to create human as well as social capital. This article argues that the allocation of rights on the supply of public services can largely explain many of the undesired results that are ...

Information literacy in public libraries from the perspective of public libraries’ policymakers; an exploratory study

Purpose: The present paper aims to conduct an exploratory study on the status of information literacy in upstream documents and curriculums of Iran public libraries institutions for public libraries. Methodology: This is a developmental exploratory-qualitative study in terms of purpose. Research data were collected using in-depth, semi-structured interviews with policymakers and officials of p...