Abstract: This article analyzes defense policy in Brazil as a public policy. Methodologically, a benchmarking of concepts was made and the information obtained was treated in a qualitative manner. Information and data needed to understanding national defense as a public good to be provided by the state were prospected from public policy bibliography. The notion of integrating different knowledge areas is present in the whole research permanently as well in the conclusions related to the need of integrating diverse branchs of the society. The search for and the understanding of defense policy public as a public good demand to overcome biased concepts and to analyze defense with the use of public policy tools.
public policy; defense; armed forces; efficiency; transparency
