On the individual optimality of economic integration

Which countries find it optimal to form an economic union? We emphasize the risk-sharing benefits of economic integration. Consider an endowment world economy model, where international financial markets are incomplete and contracts not enforceable. A union solves both frictions among member countries. We uncover conditions on initial incomes and net foreign assets of potential union members such that forming a union is welfare-improving over standing alone in the world economy. Consistently with evidence on economic integration, unions in our model occur (i) relatively infrequently, and (ii) emerge more likely among homogeneous countries, and (iii) rich countries.

On the individual optimality of economic integration

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Perfil de la mujer en la alta dirección en Colombia

El objetivo del presente estudio descriptivo fenomenológico es identificar los perfiles sociodemográficos que predominan en un grupo de mujeres directivas en Colombia, y observar las características de su liderazgo; para tal propósito se realizó un estudio cualitativo y un análisis de los determinantes de la participación laboral de las mujeres en Colombia. Se tomó como base de información encuestas realizadas a un grupo de mujeres de la alta dirección en Colombia, implementando un análisis de las categorías identificadas en el estudio para describir los perfiles sociodemográficos y del liderazgo femenino en Colombia. Los resultados sugieren que en Colombia las características que explican dichos perfiles describen a mujeres colombianas que ocupan cargos de Gerentes, Subgerentes, Presidentes, Vicepresidentes y Directoras, quienes culminaron una carrera de pregrado y tienen una completa preparación académica y trayectoria al interior de la organización. Respecto al liderazgo, la motivación por desempeñarse bien en el trabajo, el empeño en la productividad por alcanzar los logros y las metas propuestas en la actividad, el trabajo en equipo y la preocupación por contar con un buen ambiente de trabajo son las categorías que caracterizan a este grupo de mujeres.

Dzieje współpracy amerykańskich i polskich związkowców, 1918-1989

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O mercado de trabalho no Mercosul

Inicialmente abordamos as tentativas de integração latino-americana, identificando as duas épocas distintas da problemática em questão. Faz-se menção a vários autores, abrangendo a segunda metade do século XIX e as primeiras décadas do séculos XX, que também defenderam as idéias de união latino-americana. A importância da criação da Comunidade Econômica Européia, a ALALC, A ALADI e o MERCOSUL como impulsionadores da integração. A institucionalização, os mecanismos para implementação e os processos de negociação do MERCOSUL. Em seguida tratamos da globalização e do mercado de trabalhos; a produção internacionalizada marcante no século XX; as novas tecnologias, a cidadania ativa, a reação sindical em novas bases. No terceiro capítulo abordamos a questão trabalhista no MERCOSUL, enfatizando a necessidade de implantação de princípios assegurando benefícios, tendo em vista a tendência comercialista do MERCOSUL. Concluindo, retomamos a relação entre as Centrais e os governos, destacando, ainda, as organizações internacionais como importantes atores no processo de integração. Constatamos o quanto o MERCOSUL está estimulando discussões sobre as possibilidades de alianças entre os atores sociais.

A influência da sindicalização dos professores no desempenho escolar dos alunos no Brasil no período de 1995 a 2005

O presente trabalho visa analisar a influência da sindicalização dos professores no desempenho escolar dos alunos das 4ª e 8ª séries do ensino fundamental, bem como do 3º ano do ensino médio no Brasil no período de 1995 a 2005, tendo como referencial teórico a literatura estrangeira desenvolvida sobre este tema, principalmente, nos Estados Unidos, pois os estudos no Brasil sobre os efeitos econômicos da sindicalização dos professores sob esta ótica ainda são incipientes, motivo pelo qual acredita-se que este trabalho vem a contribuir para o campo de pesquisa sobre educação. Para realizar tal análise, serão utilizados os microdados do Sistema Nacional de Avaliação da Educação Básica (SAEB) e das Pesquisas Nacionais por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD), do período de estudo em tela, em modelos econométricos elaborados teoricamente. As evidências empíricas, resultados das estimações das regressões, as quais serão apresentadas no decorrer desta obra, indicam a existência da relação entre sindicalização dos professores e desempenho escolar do alunos, principalmente, para o desempenho escolar dos alunos do ensino fundamental.

Bioenergia e exclusão regional: a não política nacional agroenergética e os girassóis do RN

This doctoral thesis presents an analysis of the production of bicarbonates and related regional development in Brazil. It is widely believed that one of Brazil s vocations lies in the agro-energy sector. However, current national agro-energy policies, together with the experience of Petrobras (the national oil company) in rural settlements in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, show that Brazil has fallen short of effectively including the North and Northeast regions of the country, let alone small-scale rural producers (residing in rural settlements or not), in the development process and related benefits from the country s participation in the current world energy grid. The methodology entails secondary research related to the theme, such as books, official documents, websites and statistical databases from diverse sources, in addition to an analysis of statements from interviews of Petrobras representatives and other important scientific, institutional and labor union authorities, in relation to agro-energy issues and the socio-economic participation of family-based agriculture in this process. Principal findings show a correlation between agro-energy and regional development, creating the potential for numerous opportunities and challenges. Findings demonstrate the possibility of reversing/reducing historically rooted indices of hunger and poverty that continue to devastate the North and Northeast regions. At the same time, the thesis points to a potentially catastrophic increase in regional disparities, should the present historic moment not be seized upon so as to include these regions. Classic examples of non-policy at the federal level are presented as evidence of the absence of a regionally focused agroenergy policy in the current government, reinforced by the experiences of Petrobras in the Rio Grande do Norte rural settlements. Finally, the thesis concludes that there is an urgent need to create a government-sponsored enterprise (with a structure similar to Petrobras) with the purpose of implementing a truly broad and inclusive development process for the bicarbonates production sector, while remaining attentive to Brazil s opportune and critical role in the world s current agro-energy scenario.

Uma aplicação de análise de decisão com o método AHP Processo de hierarquia analítica: um estudo sobre adoção de Sistema eletrônico de cobrança no Transporte público urbano

This thesis carries through an application of Analysis of Multicriterion Decision with use of the method of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in the problematic one of taking of decision of the adoption of electronic collecting in the system of urban transport in the country, a subject that has been controversial. A modeling of criteria and alternatives is carried through and applied a questionnaire based on method AHP the excellent actors in the system of urban transport - Leading of the Managing Agency Public Municipal theatre of Urban Transports, Controller of Company of Bus, Controller of Labor union, Controller of Union of Companies, Communitarian Leader. The considered alternatives were: the maintenance of the current state with collectors, the implementation of electronic collection without collectors, and the implementation of electronic collection with collectors. The used criteria were: job, impact in the fare, control of the system, easiness of use, information. The study was carried through in the city of Natal, RN, where if the adoption of electronic collection argues and where this implementation in some bus lines between Natal and Parnamirim exists, city that integrates the region of the great Natal. The main results of the method evidence in a dimension, the viability of use of method AHP with questionnaire by means of validation of the judgments with analysis of variance beyond proper the normal mechanisms of analysis of consistency to the method, and in another one, the contribution of the analysis boarding multicriterion to become the judgments more clearly. The main results of the analysis help to show that although to models of criteria and distinct judgments of the actors, the method evidenced that it has inclination the adoption of the electronic collection on the current situation, even so with divergences between the maintenance or not of the collector. The research points to the possibility of accomplishment of the application of the AHP in successive rounds of judgments

A organização sindical dos assistentes sociais no Brasil: dilemas e desafios contemporâneos

This paper discusses the dilemmas and challenges of the union of social workers in contemporary Brazil. The study is supported by the theme in a literature search, especially productions that deal with the trade union movement of workers in the brazilian reality, as well as on field research, which consisted of interviews with national trade union leaders of the CUT and CONLUTA as also representatives of national organizations representing the professional category of social workers, notably CFESS, ABEPSS ENESSO and a labor union and the national category, FENAS. The analysis of the object is oriented in the perspective of totality, considering its founding and contradictory aspects of the current socio-historical dynamics. The inflections occurred in the razilian Labor Movement in the early 1990s, during which the offensive of capital, characterized by the fusion of flexible accumulation and the dictates of neoliberal policy is established in the country, caused a profound shock in life and organization of the class working. The major repercussions of this process are evident today in the form of defensive organization of trade union struggles, notably fragile and fragmented. In the case of the category of social workers is symptomatic of the political backlash, experienced the process of reopening their unions and the creation of FENAS. This definition, part of the analysis that considers more strategic perspective of class organization, corporate antiunionism of the mass of the 1980s, built, largely, by category and expressed by the extinction of their union and unification to the broader struggles of workers with transition to unionization by industry. Given this reality, we analyze the performance of the political perspectives of the brazilian labor movement, from the characterization of organizational arrangements for trade union struggles and situate this process, the motion to reopen union of social workers, from the emergence of FENAS. Therefore, we aimed to identify the particular and the ideological and political perspectives that make up the dilemma of the trade union movement from this reopening, as corresponds to a political trend, largely, overcome within the brazilian social work

O uso da informação contábil no setor sucroalcooleiro: um estudo nas indústrias de Alagoas

This study has the purpose of discussion and reflection of how the accounting information in the managemental area are used by the sugar & alcohol industry, located at State of Alagoas, aiming to identify if them please their managers expectations in the process of taking decision. Ahead of an existent universe of 27 (twenty seven) companies registered at the Sugar & Alcohol Labor Union of State of Alagoas SINDAÇUCAR files, were collected 14 (fourteen) questionnaires to support the current research classified as explorative and descriptive. The junction of these two kinds of research resulted in a quantitative and perceptive analysis of the use of the accounting information in the process of taking decision of the Sugar & Alcohol industry in Alagoas. The results demonstrated in this research indicate that, although the managers consider relevant the information at cost area, they do not use them in the process of taking decision. The reports emitted by accountancy are only financial, such as balance sheets, income statement, financial flow, among others factors. The importance order that the managers give to the accounting information and the kind of information that they use in the process of taking decision do not indicates that they use the accountancy in administration level. The statistics analysis of the files collected allows infer that the information provided by accountancy are considered important, however are few used at the manager process

O delito dos proscritos: a marginalidade política em Londrina (1956-1967)

Pós-graduação em História - FCLAS

Trabalho e capital na Amazônia Oriental: movimento operário versus reestruturação produtiva no Complexo Albrás-Alunorte: 1990 – 2005

A presente dissertação aborda a reestruturação produtiva nas fábricas da ALBRÁS e da ALUNORTE, localizadas no município de Barcarena/PA, e como o movimento operário se contrapôs a este processo no período de 1990-2005. Através de um estudo da crise crônica da economia capitalista mundial, agravada pelos dois choques do petróleo, tenta-se explicar como foi possível a instalação na Amazônia Oriental de duas fábricas modernas, com um contingente operário altamente concentrado. Destaca-se o quanto o papel do Estado é fundamental para que esse processo ocorra. Também analisamos como a partir do fenômeno da “globalização” – que nada mais é do que uma fase superior do imperialismo –, e dos novos processos de organização do trabalho – principalmente o modelo toyotista –, o movimento operário e suas organizações foram colocados à prova por conta da flexibilização do trabalho, da precarização, da terceirização e subcontratação, que dificultaram na década de 90 as greves e ações da classe trabalhadora no Brasil e no mundo. Baseado em materiais bibliográficos, folhetos e em entrevistas com operários e dirigentes sindicais, o trabalho evidencia que a luta contra a reestruturação produtiva na ALBRAS foi mais intensa, inclusive com o método da greve, do que na ALUNORTE, porque a ALBRAS tinha dez anos à frente da ALUNORTE e foi o primeiro laboratório da CVRD na cidade de Barcarena. Contraditoriamente, foi na ALBRAS onde aconteceu a maioria das demissões no período estudado, antes e depois da privatização da CVRD. A dissertação procura mostrar o papel do Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos e dos Químicos nesse processo de luta contra a reestruturação produtiva nas fábricas da ALBRAS e da ALUNORTE.

Presença de centrais e sindicatos no mercado financeiro: criação e gestão de fundos de pensão

O texto aborda o interesse de sindicatos e centrais sindicais pela criação e gestão de fundos de pensão no Brasil, durante o governo Lula, apontando as justificativas e crenças criadas pelos sindicalistas engajados nessa estratégia. Conclui que até o momento atual (fim do governo Lula), os fundos sindicais não foram efetivamente consolidados pelo governo, mas que sindicalistas ocupam postoschaves no mercado financeiro e na gestão de fundos de pensão de patrocínio público, tais como Previ e Petros, infl uenciando direta e indiretamente nas configurações precisas do capitalismo contemporâneo brasileiro.

Predictors of oral health quality of life in older adults

There is limited information regarding oral health status and other predictors of oral health-related quality of life. An association between oral health status and perceived oral health-related quality of life (OHQOL) might help clinicians motivate patients to prevent oral diseases and improve the outcome of some dental public health programs. This study evaluated the relationship between older persons' OHQOL and their functional dentition, caries, periodontal status, chronic diseases, and some demographic characteristics. A group of 733 low-income elders (mean age 72.7 [SD = 4.71, 55.6% women, 55.1% members of ethnic minority groups in the U.S. and Canada) enrolled in the TEETH clinical trial were interviewed and examined as part of their fifth annual visit for the trial. OHQOL was measured by the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI); oral health and occlusal status by clinical exams and the Eichner Index; and demographics via interviews. Elders who completed the four-year assessment had an average of 21.5 teeth (SD = 6.9), with 8.5 occluding pairs (SD = 4.6), and 32% with occlusal contacts in all four occluding zones. Stepwise multiple regressions were conducted to predict total GOHAI and its subscores (Physical, Social, and Worry). Functional dentition was a less significant predictor than ethnicity and being foreign-born. These variables, together with gender, years since immigrating, number of carious roots, and periodontal status, could predict 32% of the variance in total GOHAI, 24% in Physical, 27% in Social, and 21% in the Worry subscales. These findings suggest that functional dentition and caries influence older adults' OHQOL, but that ethnicity and immigrant status play a larger role.

Sur : empresa cultural y refugio de una escritora, Victoria Ocampo

La desigualdad entre los sexos fue una construcción sostenida desde la antigüedad clásica y consistió en argumentar racionalmente acerca de la naturaleza inferior de las mujeres. Las producciones filosóficas, ilustradas y modernas, aportaron un denso aparato crítico al respecto. De tal modo que el siglo XX encontró a las mujeres relegadas al espacio privado y en condiciones sociales y jurídicas de subalternidad. En Argentina hubo, a comienzos de aquel siglo, organizaciones feministas que bregaron por elevar al status de ciudadanas a las mujeres. Respecto de esta problemática, cabe distinguir en Victoria Ocampo su participación en la Unión de Mujeres Argentinas y las contribuciones personales dentro de la publicación de la revista Sur. En ellas se puede apreciar tanto a la mujer anclada a la historia del país, a su familia y a su ciase, en pugna constante con la mujer dislocada, irreverente a los prejuicios e intolerante a los despropósitos democráticos que les negaban derechos a las mujeres. En cualquier caso, siempre consciente de las desventajas de su sexo en la consecución de proyectos hasta entonces sólo pensables a escala varonil.