The promotion of tourism has been established as part of governmental actions of public policies in Brazil, particularly in Rondônia. Public policies propose the valorization of practices that express knowledge and skills of small farmers and local community in the regional economic sphere,...

In recent years, a large number of studies have investigated the relationship between social security benefits and male retirement decisions in developed countries. However, women's and couples' labour supply decisions and the patterns of withdrawal from the labour force in emerging economies...

Local conservation efforts are often related to benefits at higher governmental levels. On the one hand, these efforts are strongly connected to local land-use decisions. On the other hand, activities such as sustainable water management or biodiversity conservation are associated with regional,...