A luta de classes sempre foi objeto de exploração dos mais abastados em desfavor dos desafortunados, o que ao longo do tempo mudou a nomenclatura, mas jamais deixou de ser a escravização dos trabalhadores. O livro apresenta como são realizados o aliciamento e a libertação do trabalhador,...

This paper provides comparisons of Brazilian Social Security against those of other countries. These comparisons include detailed information on social security expenditures, and other performance indicators. This exercise allows an accurate evaluation of the Brazilian performance and of the...

This paper addresses the following question: how can we reconcile workers` rights and social protection with firms` competitiveness and productivity? In Latin America, there is an intense debate about the perverseness of the labor law (claimed to be harmful both to workers and to firms) and, in...