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Public policy as a field of study is a central object of scientific research in the social sciences. This article analyses the scientific production of Scopus on care policies in Europe and Latin America in the social sciences. It explores the academic literature through thematic trends, the evolution of publications and their distribution among countries. A bibliometric analysis of the entire scientific production of the Elsevier Scopus database is conducted. The query is executed on the category "care-poli*". The result is 4,412 documents. The data obtained were processed by the VOSviewer software. The results indicate that more than fifty percent were published in the last decade. In addition, key words such as "public health", "mental health" and "policy implementation" have come to the fore in recent years. Most of the scientific production comes from the UK, and only ten percent from Latin America. The predominance of Anglo-Saxon publications conditions the vision of care policies and creates gaps in the development of research and knowledge dedicated to the study of care policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global demand for elephant ivory is contributing to illegal poaching and significant decline of African elephant (Loxondonta africana) populations. To help mitigate decline, countries with legal domestic ivory markets were recommended by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to close domestic markets for commercial trade. However, implementing stricter regulations on wildlife trade does not necessarily mean compliance with rules will follow. Using an online questionnaire, we examined the relationship between self‐reported compliance with ivory trade regulations among 115 ivory traders in the United Kingdom and 4 dimensions (control, deterrence, legitimacy, and social norms) hypothesized to influence compliance with conservation regulations. Although most traders supported regulations, a large number did not always check that they comply with them when trading objects containing ivory. The main factors influencing compliance with ivory trade regulations were traders' ability to comply and their perceptions of the regulations and punishments to deter illegal trade. These findings demonstrate the utility of conservation criminology to improve wildlife trade regulations and identify opportunities to reduce illegal ivory entering the market in the United Kingdom. Compliance could be improved by clearer regulations that facilitate easier detection of illegal ivory products and stronger prosecution of violations. Article impact statement: Traders' compliance could be improved by clearer regulations that facilitate easier detection of illegal ivory and stronger prosecution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, the author compares various theoretical and practical aspects of literacy policies in Great Britain and Brazil. He states that the National Literacy Strategy (NLS) in Great Britain uses autonomous literacy based on a culture free and skills-based approach. He also mentions Brazil uses ideological model of literacy policy which is based on the cultural comparison of social uses of reading and writing.