Balanced Scorecard no setor público: perspetiva do consultor de gestão

This article intends to understand the motivations, benefits and difficulties inherent to Balanced Scorecard (BSC) adoption in the public sector from the perspective of the professionals who implement it - the management consultants. We chose a qualitative research based on semi-structured interviews with management consultants belonging to consulting companies operating in Portugal, with experience in the implementation of the BSC in the public and private sector. The results allowed concluding that the use of management consultants is advantageous on the BSC adoption. To overcome the difficulties in construction and continuity of the BSC in the public sector, the consultants presented some facilitating conditions that can contribute to the increased efficacy in the adoption and continuation of BSC.

O desafio da eqüidade no setor saúde

Os países que procuraram construir um sistema público universalizante de saúde depararam-se com o debate sobre a eqüidade como princípio fundamental de justiça social. O presente artigo discute esta problemática em suas bases teóricas e apresenta, em grandes traços, as características essenciais do sistema britânico de saúde e o seu rebatimento nesta questão, visando a subsidiar considerações sobre a realidade brasileira.