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Brazilian Welfare Policy, in its basic protection dimension, is implemented by public structures called as Referencial Centers of Social Assistence (Cras), which work at the local level (municipalities), but are organized, coordinated, legislated and co-financed by the federal government. This...
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By focusing on the relationship between state and society in countries like Brazil, Russia, India, China and South … Brazil, South Africa and India as a means of expanding state capacity state interaction with society, eventually providing …
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United States and India represent trade partners with strong demand for Brazilian food or interesting potential for future business. Here the objective was to verify the importance and potential in USA and Indian markets for Brazilian agricultural exports. Results based on identifying products...
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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 …
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The paper aims to evaluate the economic impact of the North Constitutional Regional Fund (FNO). The study uses different spatial scales to analyse the impact of FNO on gross national product (GDP) per capita growth between 2004 and 2010. In sum, the fixed effects panel data estimations show that...
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countries such as Brazil, in its traditional markets for manufactures. The aim of the research is to estimate the displacement … to estimate the loss of Brazil and China coincident exports in the markets selected. The study shows that the losses … American region Thus, Brazil's response should be in the direction of identifying and strengthening its competitive bases in …
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this topic in the context of Brazilian labor markets. An interpretation is provided on the extent of this problem in Brazil … in the 2000s. It does not seem to be the case that a general workforce shortage took place in Brazil in that period - at …
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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 …
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Brazil has constitutionally adopted a National Health System (SUS) since 1988. SUS is designed so that central …
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This paper explores how malapportionment affects the way Brazilian federal government allocates its resources to subnational units. Specifically, we argue that over-represented subnational units receive more per capita in discretionary federal spending because the executive seeks its legislative...
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