Transfer of knowledge of the structural components of the model Q400 and Global Express: the case of Aerospace Bombardier, Querétaro

The aim of this paper is to analyze the knowledge transfer in the production of structural components of two aircraft:Q400 and Global Express of Bombardier Aerospace Company, Querétaro. Bombardier Aerospace is a pioneer company in the aviation sector in Mexico, and the third largest civil aircraft manufacturer. In 2005, Bombardier decided to invest in Mexico, creating Bombardier Aerospace de Mexico S. A. C. V. and transferring production lines from Japan and Toronto to Queretaro. The relocation strategy of both plants aims to reduce modular and general production costs facing other competitors. The relocation has been supported by the State Government funds, through a trust and the creation of Queretaro aerospace cluster. Among various benefits, the State of Queretaro donated seventy-eight acres of land where the Queretaro International Airport (QIA) and a training centre will be built to promote the development of this sector. The interest in this research is to analyze and describe the transfer of knowledge to the production of structural components of both aircraft models, thanks to the results of productivity and internal and external factors which have contributed along with this transfer

El poder electrónico para la gente: un desafío para la democracia contemporánea

Los adelantos tecnológicos han transformado prácticamente todos los aspectos de nuestras vidas. En la última década, la producción de conocimiento se ha dado casi de manera exponencial, y ello, sin lugar a dudas, también tiene implicaciones en la forma como nos relacionamos entre nosotros como ciudadanos y con el Estado. El presente artículo hace una reflexión acerca de los desafíos que el sistema democrático actual tiene para lograr una autodeterminación de los grupos e individuos y la inclusión efectiva en el sistema. Para tal fin, se deben encaminar dos grandes procesos: en el primero, el objetivo debe ser el empoderamiento de la gente con respecto al uso creativo de todas aquellas herramientas electrónicas que el mundo ofrece y el segundo tiene que ver con la construcción que el Estado debe realizar para comunicarse con los ciudadanos en un nuevo contexto de ubicuidad social. ---Electronic power to the people: a challenge to contemporary democracyTechnological advances have transformed virtually every aspect of our lives. In the last decade, knowledge production has grown almost exponentially, and this, undoubtedly has implications in how we relate to each of us as citizens and the state. This article makes a reflection on the challenges that the current democratic system is to achieve self-determination of groups and individuals and the effective inclusion into the system. To that end, must be directed at two major processes, the first aimed at empowering people in all those electronic tools that the world offers us to make it a creative use, and the second has to do with the ability of the State have to build to communicate with citizens in a new context of social ubiquity.Key words: electronic power, Internet, democracy, inclusion, self determination, State, government, education, rights.---O poder eletrônico para gente: Um desafio para a democracia contemporâneaOs avanços tecnológicos têm transformado praticamente todos os aspectos de nossas vidas. Na última década, a produção de conhecimento se tem dado quase de maneira exponencial, e isso, certamente, também tem implicações na forma como nos relacionamos entre nós como cidadãos e com o Estado. O presente artigo faz uma reflexão acerca dos desafios que o sistema democrático atual tem para lograr uma autodeterminação dos grupos e indivíduos e a inclusão efetiva no sistema. Para tal fim, se devem encaminhar dois grandes processos: no primeiro, o objetivo deve ser o empoderamento das pessoas em relação ao uso criativo de todas aquelas ferramentas eletrônicas que o mundo oferece e o segundo tem que ver com a construção que o Estado deve realizar para se comunicar com os cidadãos em um contexto de ubiqüidade social.Palavras chave: Poder eletrônico, democracia, inclusão, autodeterminação, Estado, governo, educação, direitos.

Women, rights and the city: notes for the construction of a state of art from the feminist thought and theory

The modern citieshave been born of the processes of industrialization, urbanization, which have been characterized by violence, resulting in social inequality, spatial segregation, the struggle for survival, the authoritarianism of the government and the establishment of exclusive orders genre, which has  prevented the enjoyment of the rights differential. In order to understand these complexities and  transform power relations that develop and reproduce it, this article analyzes the main theoretical  contributions and methodological approaches that feminist and gender studies have been conducted on the city, urban space and the right to city, which are valuable contributions to the definition of  the right to the city of women as a collective right to universal construction

Natural resource windfalls and efficiency of local government expenditures: evidence from Peru

We study the role of natural resource windfalls in explaining the efficiency of public expenditures. Using a rich dataset of expenditures and public good provision for 1,836 municipalities in Peru for period 2001-2010, we estimate a non-monotonic relationship between the efficiency of public good provision and the level of natural resource transfers. Local governments that were extremely favored by the boom of mineral prices were more efficient in using fiscal windfalls whereas those benefited with modest transfers were more inefficient. These results can be explained by the increase in political competition associated with the boom. However, the fact that increases in efficiency were related to reductions in public good provision casts doubts about the beneficial effects of political competition in promoting efficiency.