Portuguese Abstract: As cidades que se reinventam devem se atentar à inclusão social e tecnologias verdes, aliadas à gestão inteligente do território para o desenvolvimento urbano sustentável de novos territórios. Este artigo objetiva identificar os conceitos de Cidades Inteligentes e...

A palavra governança vem servindo para designar diferentes formas de governar, particularmente aquelas mais sensíveis às demandas da população e que estimulem a inserção dos movimentos sociais nos processos decisórios. No Brasil, “governança ambiental” é usado, em geral, para se...

This paper evaluated the role of infrastructure on the productivity of industries in the Brazilian mesoregions. We found that infrastructure positively affects the efficiency of industries, although due to the size of the estimated coefficients, this influence is small. Considering the average...

This paper evaluated the role of infrastructure on the productivity of industries in the Brazilian mesoregions. We found that infrastructure positively affects the efficiency of industries, although due to the size of the estimated coefficients, this influence is small. Considering the average...

The present work aims to analyze consolidated changes and still pending change proposals to the Constitutional Financing Funds in the Federal Congress. The issue at stake that we seek to emphasize is the close dispute over funds' resources, as we believe that they are important instruments for...

Spanish Abstract: La consolidación de mercados de tierra en economías en países en vías de desarrollo es una alternativa de crecimiento necesaria y viable que requiere, entre otros elementos, la comprensión de los mecanismos de generación de precios de la tierra rural. En la ciencia...

The present work aims to analyze consolidated changes and still pending change proposals to the Constitutional Financing Funds in the Federal Congress. The issue at stake that we seek to emphasize is the close dispute over funds' resources, as we believe that they are important instruments for...

Spanish Abstract: En este artículo se analiza la migración de retorno en el Estado de México, desde la perspectiva personal y del hogar. Mediante la Encuesta sobre Migración de Mexiquenses a Estados Unidos (EMMEU, 2009), y una serie de entrevistas a profundidad se ha podido detectar en los...

The objective of this study is to investigate the fiscal capacity of the Brazilian states in the light of estimates of their indices of Autonomy, adopting as timeframe analysis the period following approval of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, passed in the year 2000. The text provides a brief...

This article aims to investigate the origin of unbalances and tensions between central and subnational governments concerned to the allocation of resources and decentralization of public policies. One argue that Brazilian federalism in recent years (2000-2012) has establishing a high level of...