Informalidade na região metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro a partir de 1980

Este estudo busca contribuir à discussão teórica sobre o comportamento do mercado de trabalho e da informalidade na Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro - RMRJ, sobretudo a partir dos anos 1990. As informações utilizadas na análise são provenientes principalmente da Relação Anual de Informações Sociais (RAIS) e do Cadastro Geral do Emprego e Desemprego (CAGED) - Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (MTE) - da Pesquisa de Amostragem a Domicílio (PNAD), da Pesquisa Mensal de Emprego (PME) e da Economia Informal Urbana (ECINF) - do Instituto de Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) - com um recorte nos setores tradicionais da economia. Umas das hipóteses centrais é a da existência de uma relação de causalidade entre as políticas econômicas implementadas a partir de 1990, tais como privatizações de empresas públicas, abertura comercial e financeira para o capital estrangeiro com a informalidade. Estas foram determinantes para oscilações nos níveis de emprego formal das indústrias, com o avanço substancial do setor informal, sobretudo na região metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro (RMRJ).A análise, feita por setores de atividade, permite comprovar que a informalidade apresenta-se cada vez mais claramente como uma característica da estrutura da economia da metrópole do Rio de Janeiro e não simplesmente como um fenômeno transitório relacionado à redução das atividades industriais.

Socio-economic implications of the fish export trade on the fishers and fisheries of Lake Victoria in Uganda

The purpose of this study was to investigate the implications of the fish export trade on the fishers and the fisheries resources of Lake Victoria, Uganda with respect to sustainability. Eight fish processing factories and ninety fishers were qualitatively investigated. Socio-economic characteristics of fishers and the economic characteristics of fish factories formed a basis for the analysis. Results of the research indicate that there is a relationship between the growth in fish export trade, particularly the growth in industrial fish processing (for export) and declining fisheries resources of the lake. However, whether or not that impact is positive or negative, and to what extent there is an impact, is highly dependent upon the underlying socio-economic considerations of the fishers to the process. The fish-ban imposed by the European Union countries was particularly decried by fishers and factory owners as the main cause for the present poverty among the fishers. Fundamentally, several conflicting issues: ecological, physical and economic activities are a threat to the sustainability of the Lake Victoria fisheries, and for all that depend on and interact with the lake. There is urgent need to address the immediate issue of the growing riparian population and the global fish trade, to educate and train all the relevant actors in appropriate fisheries management techniques. Attitudes of fishers towards the fish factory developments are positive and this is a way forward for co-management for the sustainability of the fisheries resource.

A brief study of economic Penstock design : Supplementary to Course 800, Department of Civil Engineering

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Social, economic, and health impact of the respiratory syncytial virus: a systematic search

Background: Bronchiolitis caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and its related complications are common in infants born prematurely, with severe congenital heart disease, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia, as well as in immunosuppressed infants. There is a rich literature on the different aspects of RSV infection with a focus, for the most part, on specific risk populations. However, there is a need for a systematic global analysis of the impact of RSV infection in terms of use of resources and health impact on both children and adults. With this aim, we performed a systematic search of scientific evidence on the social, economic, and health impact of RSV infection. Methods: A systematic search of the following databases was performed: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Spanish Medical Index, MEDES-MEDicina in Spanish, Cochrane Plus Library, and Google without time limits. We selected 421 abstracts based on the 6,598 articles identified. From these abstracts, 4 RSV experts selected the most relevant articles. They selected 65 articles. After reading the full articles, 23 of their references were also selected. Finally, one more article found through a literature information alert system was included. Results: The information collected was summarized and organized into the following topics: 1. Impact on health (infections and respiratory complications, mid-to long-term lung function decline, recurrent wheezing, asthma, other complications such as otitis and rhino-conjunctivitis, and mortality; 2. Impact on resources (visits to primary care and specialists offices, emergency room visits, hospital admissions, ICU admissions, diagnostic tests, and treatments); 3. Impact on costs (direct and indirect costs); 4. Impact on quality of life; and 5. Strategies to reduce the impact (interventions on social and hygienic factors and prophylactic treatments). Conclusions: We concluded that 1. The health impact of RSV infection is relevant and goes beyond the acute episode phase; 2. The health impact of RSV infection on children is much better documented than the impact on adults; 3. Further research is needed on mid-and long-term impact of RSV infection on the adult population, especially those at high-risk; 4. There is a need for interventions aimed at reducing the impact of RSV infection by targeting health education, information, and prophylaxis in high-risk populations.

Desafios da formação de sindicalistas na contemporaneidade

Esta dissertação busca refletir sobre as alterações na organização do trabalho na sociedade brasileira do final do século XX, determinadas por políticas de caráter neoliberal, que demandaram alterações também nas abordagens de resistência da classe trabalhadora. Com este intuito, é estudado o processo da assim chamada globalização que trouxe elementos novos para o capitalismo da virada do século: financeirização e liberalização mundial da economia. São analisados os impactos causados no movimento sindical, através do resgate de sua história e seus processos de construção de lideranças, especialmente diante das mudanças trazidas pela reestruturação produtiva na transição híbrida de um modelo essencialmente fordista para outro, flexível, o toyotismo. O estudo foca o exemplo da categoria bancária, utilizando como referencial o Sindicato dos Bancários do Rio de Janeiro. O objeto de estudo centrou-se nos desafios gerados pela conjuntura, notadamente na formação de uma geração de sindicalistas capaz de fazer frente a um capitalismo oxigenado por tal processo de globalização. A fim de entender os desafios da formação de sindicalistas na contemporaneidade, a abordagem empírica baseia-se em entrevistas com dez dirigentes da atual Diretoria Executiva da entidade mencionada, cujo primeiro mandato iniciou nos anos 1990. A orientação metodológica tomou por base a consulta e análise de dados documentais, provenientes majoritariamente do Sindicato dos Bancários do Rio de Janeiro; da Contraf/CUT (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores do Ramo Financeiro da Central Única dos Trabalhadores); do Dieese (Departamento Intersindical de Estatísticas e Estudos Sócio Econômicos), além de literatura especializada referente aos temas afins.

The impact of economic crises on social inequalities in health: what do we know so far?

Since 2008, Western countries are going through a deep economic crisis whose health impacts seem to be fundamentally counter-cyclical: when economic conditions worsen, so does health, and mortality tends to rise. While a growing number of studies have presented evidence on the effect of crises on the average population health, a largely neglected aspect of research is the impact of crises and the related political responses on social inequalities in health, even if the negative consequences of the crises are primarily borne by the most disadvantaged populations. This commentary will reflect on the results of the studies that have analyzed the effect of economic crises on social inequalities in health up to 2013. With some exceptions, the studies show an increase in health inequalities during crises, especially during the Southeast Asian and Japanese crises and the Soviet Union crisis, although it is not always evident for both sexes or all health or socioeconomic variables. In the Nordic countries during the nineties, a clear worsening of health equity did not occur. Results about the impacts of the current economic recession on health equity are still inconsistent. Some of the factors that could explain this variability in results are the role of welfare state policies, the diversity of time periods used in the analyses, the heterogeneity of socioeconomic and health variables considered, the changes in the socioeconomic profile of the groups under comparison in times of crises, and the type of measures used to analyze the magnitude of social inequalities in health. Social epidemiology should further collaborate with other disciplines to help produce more accurate and useful evidence about the relationship between crises and health equity.

Análisis de la desigualdad económica en los municipios del País Vasco agrupados por tamaño de la población. Economic Inequality in the municipalities of the Basque Country aggregated by population size.

This paper analyses the economic inequality in the municipalities of the Basque Country during the period 1996 and 2010. We have used dates from the Udalmap database mainly the GDP per capita. We have drawn Lorenz Curves and also we have computed Gini indexes to analyse the evolution of inequality during this period. Therefore, we have concluded that there has been an increase of the economic inequality in the municipalities of the Basque Country during this period of time.

Economic analysis of the privatization of publicly-owned firms

modelo económico sobre la privatización de Telefónica

Financial and Economic Report of a Specific Business Group

As a result of the natural evolution of the economy, ever-changing, unpredictable and cyclical, companies must adapt as far as possible to the changes that have taken place in order to continue with their normal operating activities. Likewise, they should also try to maintain a structure for long-term growth, trying at all times to generate the maximum value. The main objective of this project is to provide financial advisory services to a business group, trying to forward solutions and measures that according to the author can be effective. For this end, the situation of the group in question is analysed from early 2008 to the present day, examining its evolution, what steps have been taken together with their corresponding results and the economic-financial situation of the company at the end of last year. Contact with the company was kept throughout the process of analysis and assessment trying to take advantage of the feedback generated so that the appropriate measures can be adopted if the management considers it to be adequate.

A política de dar dinheiro e a política: causas e efeiros das experiências de transferências condicionada no Brasil e no México

O trabalho pretende abordar a evolução das políticas de combate à pobreza a partir da observação das dinâmicas econômicas e políticas de Brasil e México. As maiores experiências de transferência condicionada na América Latina, Bolsa Família e Oportunidades são fruto de um processo de amadurecimento de políticas públicas que se iniciou muito antes da preparação de seus respectivos desenhos de operação. Entre 1988 e 2006 as políticas de combate à pobreza foram ao mesmo tempo conseqüências e causas de importantes alterações na dinâmica política, econômica e social de Brasil e México. Em nível macro, condições históricas de exclusão social, pobreza e restrições fiscais na América Latina tornaram esta uma experiência comum à grande maioria dos países da região. Em nível micro, especificidades nacionais nos processos de liberalização e democratização moldaram o desenho das políticas e suas formas de institucionalização. A partir da análise desses programas ora como variável dependente, ora como variável independente procura-se compreender como dois governos um com maiores tendências conservadoras e o outro, progressistas utilizaram a institucionalização e ampliação de políticas públicas semelhantes e se adaptaram a elas no jogo pela conquista e permanência no poder pós-reformas econômicas e a consolidação da democracia. Após a implantação, ampliação e estabilização no número de beneficiários dos programas de transferência condicionada, o debate em torno das formas de rompimento do ciclo intergeracional da pobreza volta a questões que nas últimas décadas haviam sido deixadas de lado em alguma medida: retoma-se o foco na necessidade de investimentos na oferta de serviços e no estímulo à geração de emprego.

Economic assessment of shrimp (Penaeus monodon) hatchery industry in Panay Island, Philippines

Results of the economic assessment of shrimp hatchery industry in Panay Island, Philippines are presented. In order to ensure continuous viability of hatcheries, the critical areas of concern are: financing of operating capital and improvement of facilities; collective marketing efforts through cooperatives; updating of technology especially in disease prevention and control; and diversification strategies.

Length-weight relationship of small pelagic fish species of the southeast and South Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone

The length-weight relationship (LWR) parameters of 23 small pelagic fish species (belonging to 13 families) from the south-southeast Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone in 1996 and 1997 are presented. The b values varied between 2.72 and 3.53. The samples for this study were collected during hydroacoustic surveys covering an area of 700 000 square km.