Essas notas foram preparadas originalmente como um dos documentos de apoio às discussões que resultaram na elaboração do estudo A Agenda Perdida, o qual pode ser acessado no seguinte endereço: http://www.iets.inf.br/policy-papers/set2002.htm

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