A crítica de pressupostos como pressuposto da crítica : em defesa da "crítica ontológica" -- Sobre a relação entre ética, moral e política : contra a economia do bem-estar social -- Do utilitarismo ao senianismo : uma recapitulação crítica da versão conservadora da ocorrência de...

Transformações recentes da economia mundial e suas implicações sobre o Brasil / André Moreira Cunha -- A política externa brasileira no período pós-guerra fria / Paulo Fagundes Visentini -- Segurança internacional : estrutura e risco político em mercados prioritários para o Brasil /...

Discute as alternativas que o Brasil dispõe para enfrentar a crise econômica durante o século XXI. Analisa o sistema internacional, a sociedade tecnológica consumista de massas e a formação gradual de uma civilização planetária.

This paper focuses on the changes in income and activity sectors on the economically active rural population (EAP) between 1996 and 2006. Besides a brief introduction, its divide into more tree parts. The first part analyzes the changes in income and activity sectors based on the National...

This paper tries do motivate the discussion of evaluation problems in the context of social programs. Initially, the text explores the point of view that social programs should be recognized as complex organizations. In the case, there are multiple objectives, decentralization, and coordination...

This discussion paper presents a methodology to visualize the effects of various influences on the income distribution. The methodology, although not new, has become very popular in the past few years. It is the method of counterfactual simulations. In other words, it is the use of "what if...

The Travel Cost Method (TCM) estimates recreational use values through the analysis of travel expenditures incurred by consumers to enjoy recreational activities. The multiple destination or multipurpose problems arise when tourists either visit other attractions or have any other purpose in the...