social protection systems of Brazil, Argentina and South Africa. The main focuses are the political and institutional … dimensions that organize cash transfer programs in Brazil, Argentina and South Africa? How distinct state capacities and …

This study analyzed in comparative perspective the social protection systems in South Africa, Argentina and Brazil … of Argentina and Brazil, protection strategies are focused on the generation of formal employment, emphasizing the …

The study analyses bureaucratic capacity in Brazil's and Argentina's federal governments by applying the concept of … system closer to Weber's rational-legal authority type. Argentina, in contrast, kept the selection of their civil servants … based on personal and political ties. This does not mean that Argentina's bureaucracy lacks quality but they do not fulfill …

The analysis of the relations between the Executive and Legislative Federal, in Brazil, relate the support of the …

The present article aims to compare the regulatory and technical standardization systems in Brazil and Argentina, in …

the persistence of diametrically opposed positions assumed by Brazil and Argentina at the scene of the regional flows of … foreign direct investment (FDI) in Brazil toward the neighboring country, either through new production facilities or by … resources for mergers and acquisitions of local companies. In 2008, Brazil recorded an increase of 43% of investment sent to …

This paper analyses the competitiveness evolution in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay within Mercosur trade … which Brazil had revealed comparative advantage, which may mean that Brazil lost market within Mercosur in a significant … number of products, or that Brazil has undergone a process of trade specialization. Another conclusion is that, even after …

This study analyses how the set of products Brazil exported to the United States was similar with that of China between … similarity between Brazil`s and China`s export has increased until 2005 and after that has fallen. Second, the quality of Brazil … increased substantially over years 2006 and 2007. The increase in the quality index was significant in some sectors, as food and …