Torricelli, energia a vapor e o sentido tecnológico da Revolução Científica

Starting from Evangelista Torricelli's pneumatic discoveries, we try to show that the crucial discoveries in pure science associated with the Scientific Revolution, although they may not have found immediate practical applications, have markedly impelled technological progress in the medium term - contrary to the diffused notion which states that the links between science and technology during the modern period have been tenuous, at best. Torricelli's ideas have turned into one of the privileged research areas for then newborn experimental program, actively participating in a process of reformulation in scientific research's epistemological base, which have culminated in steam power productive application.

Protectionism and industrialization: a critical assessment of the Latin American industrialization period

Protectionist policies were considered one of the pivotal features of the import industrialization process in Latin America. In this paper the effects of protectionist policies are assessed in terms of the principal macroeconomic variables, productive structure and external trade composition; also, ECLAC's perspective on the import substitution process is discussed. The main conclusions are that regional protectionist policies were spontaneous, and their effects were limited due to the generalized protection that took place and the government's commitment to price stability.

The effects of the global economic crisis in Latin America

The aim of this article is to analyze the current phase of the global crisis and the way it has manifested itself in Latin America. The global crisis is the most important capitalist crisis since World War II. It is a new type of debt-deflation crisis, highlighting the limits of the finance-dominated regime of accumulation and characterized by securitization. Latin American countries have not been immune to the global crisis. Since it sets limits on globalization, the impossibility of maintaining export-driven accumulation sustained by restrictive monetary and fiscal policies becomes clear. This time, there will be no way out in external markets for any country. That fact will force them to restructure productive systems and search for a way out in domestic markets and in regional spaces for integration.

Finance-Led Growth Regime no Brasil: estatuto teórico, evidências empíricas e consequências macroeconômicas

This paper analyzes the Brazilian growth pattern during the post-liberalization period, emphasizing the structural links between finance and productive capital accumulation. The results indicate a finance-led growth regime in the period 2004-2008, under a very specific financialization process. The first part is a survey of the international literature, which defines the financialization concept and its relevance for understanding Brazilian economic problems. The next part provides a historical overview on the structural changes that made possible the development of financial-led regimes. The paper also applies an empirical analysis of some selected Brazilian macroeconomic indicators.

Reciprocidade implícita e crescimento na economia internacional: uma perspectiva estruturalista

Implicit reciprocity and growth in the international economy: a structuralist perspective. This paper discusses some of the structuralist ideas about international coordination and growth in an international system formed by countries whose productive structures and technological capabilities are strongly asymmetric. These ideas are formalized taking as a point of departure the Keynesian Balance-of-Payments constrained growth model with two countries. To this model is added a function (based on the catching up literature) in which the income elasticity of the demand for exports and imports depends on the technology gap. The model allows for discussing the inter-relations between the fiscal and the industrial and technological policies. It also allows for finding the rate of growth of autonomous expenditure in the periphery which ensures that it will use all the foreign exchange it earns in promoting economic growth (the principle of "automatic reciprocity").

Teorias do comércio internacional: um debate sobre a relação entre crescimento econômico e inserção externa

Theories of international trade: a debate on the relationship between economic growth and foreign market insertion. The paper analyzes the importance accorded to the high technology industry sector in the process of economic growth, in its relation to international trade. Considering at first liberal arguments that disregard productive and commercial specialization as a cause of unequal economic development, the paper discusses then some institutionalist and evolutionist arguments which, since List, stress that high technology specialization matters for the rate of increase of productivity and for the surmount for foreign exchange restrictions to growth.

La estructura económica del (sub)desarrollo y el equilibrio general o ¿qué ocurrió con la teoría del desarrollo y con las estructuras económicas?

Formerly the concept of economic development involved transforming the productive structures in order to employ the population in higher productivity activities, so that welfare improved. Development implied that economic systems followed development paths (not always in equilibrium) in order to reach more desirable welfare results: Equilibrium was not the main target. More recently, economic strategies emphasize reaching growth within equilibrium paths, thus, preserving economic structures. The latter vision yields incompatible results with the former. This paper revises some issues concerning structural change versus equilibrium targets as a means to reach development.

Políticas productivas y competitividad industrial: El caso de Argentina y Brasil

This article aims, on the one hand, to analyze the increase of productive asymmetries between Argentina and Brazil that have been evidencing during the last two decades, and are currently reveled in the structural trade deficit of industrial products that affects Argentina in the bilateral relationship. On the other hand, it intends to contribute to understanding the roots of these asymmetries based on the differences in the public policies implemented by both countries during the period extending from the implementation of the Mercosur, in the early 1990s, until 2008. The focus is set on the technological pattern of industrial production and trade structures, considering a non neutral impact over the long term development.

The Brazilian deindustrialization: financialization is not guilty

The financialization of the Brazilian economy is often criticized as being responsible of the slowdown of capital accumulation in this country. Indeed, very high interest rates are maintained in order to finance the public debt, and this fosters capitalists to get more Treasury bonds rather than to invest in the productive area. Nevertheless, the evolution of the profit rate in this area also explains the particular relation existing between capitalists, finance and productive investment, as Marx showed it more than a century ago.

From restrained golden age to creeping platinum age: A periodization of Latin American development in the Robinsonian tradition

ABSTRACTThis paper analyzes Joan Robinson's growth model, and then adapted in order to provide an exploratory taxonomy of Growth Eras. The Growth Eras or Ages were for Robinson a way to provide logical connections among output growth, capital accumulation, the degree of thriftiness, the real wage and illustrate a catalogue of growth possibilities. This modified taxonomy follows the spirit of Robinson's work, but it takes different theoretical approaches, which imply that some of her classifications do not fit perfectly the ones here suggested. Latin America has moved from a Golden Age in the 1950s and 1960s, to a Leaden Age in the 1980s, having two traverse periods, one in which the process of growth and industrialization accelerated in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which is here referred to as a Galloping Platinum Age, and one in which a process of deindustrialization, and reprimarization and maquilization of the productive structure took place, starting in the 1990s, which could be referred to as a Creeping Platinum Age.

Energy efficiency of glassmaking production

Master’s thesis Energy efficiency of glassmaking production gives description of glassmaking production and possible energy saving measures. Due to the high electricity and fuel prices the problem of rational energy utilization rises sharply. In addition the environmental issues also require a great attention. This work represented the feasible increasing of the furnace efficiency as the most productive activity. Thesis also provides a detail description of utilizing waste heat boiler. Also possible boiler characteristics are calculated and represented at the end of the thesis. As well as brief description of the feasibility of using this method of energy saving. The solution of this problem has a huge importance. Due to the increasing of energy costs and limits of raw materials, glassmaking industry should overcome on high efficiency operation mode. Especially, if such measures is making a significant contribution in the safety of environment.

Cérémonies du règne de Louis XIV, recueil formé, au moins en partie, d'après le Journal de Mr DE SAINCTOT. (1666-1671 et 1682-1691).

Contient : Pompes funèbres d'Anne d'Autriche, 1666 ; « Te Deum chanté à Notre-Dame, pour la naissance de Madame, troisième fille du Roy, 1667 » ; « Services du bout de l'an d'Anne d'Autriche », 1667 ; « Enterrement du duc de Valois, en 1666 » ; « Lit de justice tenu par Louis XIV », 20 avril 1667 ; « Te Deum chanté à Tournay, en présence du Roy », 1667 ; Autre, chanté à Douai, 1667 ; Autre, chanté à Notre-Dame de Paris, 1667 ; Autre, chanté à Lille, pour la prise de cette ville, 1667 ; « Transport des drapeaux fait à Notre-Dame », 1667 ; « Baptesme d'Anne-Thérèse de France, troisième fille du Roy, en 1668 » ; Audiences données au cardinal de Vendôme, 1668 ; « Te Deum chanté à Dôle, pour la prise de cette ville, 1668 » ; Autre, chanté à Notre-Dame de Paris, pour la conquête de la Franche-Comté, 1668 ; « La cérémonie de la nomination de Monseigneur le Dauphin, 1668 » ; « Publication de la paix faite entre la France et l'Espagne, 1668 » ; Te Deum chanté pour cette paix, 1668 ; Autre, pour la naissance du duc d'Anjou, 1668 ; « Élection du prévost des marchands de Paris, 1668 » ; « Journal du sieur de Catheux, maistre de camp d'un régiment de cavalerie..., touchant les Moscovites arrivez en France en l'année 1668 » ; « Baptesme du duc d'Anjou, 1669 » ; Lit de justice tenu au Parlement par Louis XIV, 1669 ; « Réception de Monsieur à la Chambre des Comptes..., 1669 » ; « Réception de Monsieur le Prince [de Condé] à la Cour des Aydes.., 1669 » ; « Prestation de fidélité par deux nouveaux échevins, 1669 » ; « Cérémonie observée au don que fit le Roy du bonnet de cardinal au duc d'Albret..., 1669 » ; « Relation de ce qui s'est passé en France, à la réception de Soliman Aga Mustapharaga, envoyé parle sultan Mahomet Han, empereur des Turcs, à Louis XIV...,1669 » ; « Pompes funèbres d'Henriette-Marie de France..., 1669 » ; « Relation de l'audiance donnée par le sieur de Lyonne à Soliman Mustapheraga, envoyé au Roy par l'empereur des Turcs..., 1669 » ; « Audiance du Roy au Clergé assemblé à Pontoise..., 1670 » ; « Procession générale faite par l'archevêque de Paris, où les Compagnies assistèrent, en 1670 » ; « Audiance du Roy aux Estats de Bretagne, 1670 » (f. 156), — et de Provence, 1670 (f. 192) ; « Pompes funèbres d'Henriette-Anne d'Angleterre...,1670 » (f.157 et 177), — et « du duc de Beaufort, grand amiral de France..., 1670 » (f. 170) ; Audiences données aux députés du Clergé, 1670 ; « Règlement fait par le Roy entre les capitaines des gardes du corps et les maîtres d'hôtel..., 1670 » ; Pompes funèbres d'Hardouin de Péréfixe, archevêque de Paris, 1671 ; « Bénédiction de madame de Mortemart », abbesse de Fontevrault, faite aux Filles-Dieu de Paris, 1671 ; Enterrement de Philippe, fils de France, duc d'Anjou, 1671 ; « Mémoire présenté au Roy sur les différends arrivez entre le sieur Sainctot et le sieur Saint-Mory, exempt des gardes du corps » ; « Cérémonies observées lors que le Roy fit monseigneur le Dauphin chevalier du Saint-Esprit, 1682 » ; « Audience donnée, à Saint-Germain, à Hadgi Mehemed Thummin, gouverneur de Thetouen, ambassadeur de Mula Ismaël, roy de Maroc et de Fez, 1682 » ; « Audience donnée à messieurs du Clergé, 1682 » [cf. f. 220] ; « Audience de congé donnée, à Saint-Germain, à l'ambassadeur de Marocq..., 1682 » ; « Cérémonie du jour des Cendres, 1682 » ; « Audience donnée, à Saint-Germain-en-Laye, à l'Université de Paris, 1682 » ; « Cérémonie de la bénédiction de la grosse cloche de Notre-Dame, 1682 » ; « Mort de monsieur le duc de Verneuil, légitimé de France, 1682 » ; « Audience donnée aux députés de l'Assemblée du Clergé, 1682 » ; Naissance du duc de Bourgogne, 1682 ; « Prestation de serment des nouveaux échevins, 1682 » ; Audiences données aux députés des États de Languedoc, 1682 (f. 228 v), et de Bourgogne, 1682 (f. 229), — et à l'ambassadeur extraordinaire de Suède, 1682 (f. 230) ; Enterrement de Louis-César, légitimé de France, 1683 ; « Audience donnée aux députés des Estats d'Artois, 1683 » ; Pose de la première pierre de l'église paroissiale et de l'église des Récollets de Versailles, 1683 ; « Relation faite par un docteur de Navarre, au sujet de la place de proviseur vacante par la mort de monsieur l'archevêque d'Auch..., 1683 » ; « Fiançailles du fils du comte de Riberagrande avec la fille du prince de Soubise », 1683 (f. 234 v), — et du duc de Roquelaure avec mademoiselle de Laval, fille d'honneur de la Dauphine, 1683 (f. 236 v) ; « Retour du marquis de Wardes, 1683 » ; Pièces relatives aux obsèques de Marie-Thérèse, reine de France, 1683 ; « Procession du Voeu de Louis XIII, 15 août 1683 » ; Audiences diverses, 1683 ; « Entrée du nonce à Fontainebleau, 1683 » ; « Service solemnel en l'église de la maison professe des Jésuites, pour Henri de Bourbon de Condé... » ; « Te Deum chanté à Notre-Dame, pour la naissance de monsieur le duc d'Anjou, 1683 » ; « Fiançailles et mariage de Mademoiselle avec le duc de Savoye, 1684 » ; « Description des pierreries que madame la duchesse royalle emporte de France en Savoye » ; « Audiance donnée à Hadgi Giafer Aga, ambassadeur du divan d'Alger, à Versailles, 1684 » ; « Fiançailles du marquis d'Urfé et de mademoiselle de Biron..., 1684 » ; « Publication de la Trêve [avec l'Empereur et l'Espagne], 1684 » ; « Cérémonie du couronnement du roy d'Angleterre, 1685 » ; « Audience donnée au doge de... Gennes, à Versailles, le 15 may 1685 », avec le portrait du doge ; Fiançailles et mariage de monsieur le duc de Bourbon avec mademoiselle de Nantes, fille légitimée de France, 1685 ; « Transport du corps de monsieur le prince de Conti à Valery, 1685 » ; « Cérémonies des chevaliers du Saint-Esprit..., 1686 » ; « Te Deum chanté pour la naissance de monsieur le duc de Berry, 1686 » ; « Cérémonie observée, le Roy donnant le bonnet de cardinal au sieur Ranuzzi, nonce extraordinaire..., 1686 » ; Pièces relatives aux obsèques de Louis II de Bourbon, prince de Condé, 1686 ; Pièces relatives au pain béni et à la cérémonie du pain béni ; « Mémoire sur la place des Victoires » ; « Audience donnée aux ambassadeurs du roy de Siam, 1686 », avec les portraits gravés des ambassadeurs ; Diner du roi à l'Hôtel-de-Ville, 30 janvier 1687 ; « Imposition du nom à messeigneurs les ducs de Bourgogne, d'Anjou et de Berry..., 1687 » ; Audience donnée aux ambassadeurs de Moscovie, 1687 ; « Te Deum chanté à Notre-Dame, pour la prise de Philisbourg, 1688 » ; « Arrivée de la reyne d'Angleterre en France avec le prince de Galles..., et celle du roy d'Angleterre », 1688 et 1689 ; « Création des chevaliers du Saint-Esprit », 1688 et 1689, et pièces relatives à l'Ordre ; « Deuil de la Cour, à la mort de la reyne d'Espagne, 1689 » ; Pièces relatives aux obsèques de la Dauphine, 1690 ; « Te Deum chanté à Notre-Dame, pour la victoire remportée à Fleurus...,1690 » ; Autres, pour la victoire remportée sur les flottes anglaise et hollandaise, etc., 1690 ; « Réception du roy et de la reyne d'Angleterre à Fontainebleau..., 1690 » ; Audiences de l'année 1691

Understanding value congruence : a sport organization case study

With the recent growth in cultural complexity, many organizations are faced with increasingly diverse employee pools. Gaining a greater understanding of the values that employees possess is the first step in effectively satisfying their needs and achieving a more productive workforce (lung & Avolio, 2000). Values playa significant role in influencing individual behaviours. It is therefore necessary to assess the qualities of employee value systems and directly link them to the values of the organization. The importance of values and value congruence has been emphasized by many organizational behaviour researchers (cf. Adkins & Caldwell, 2004; Erdogan, Kraimer, & Liden, 2004; Jung & Avolio, 2000; Rokeach, 1973); however the emphasis on value studies remains fairly stagnant within the sport industry (Amis, Slack, & Hinings, 2002). In order to examine the realities that were constructed by the participants in this study a holistic view of the impact of values within a specific sport organization were provided. The purpose of this case study was to examine organizational and employee values to understand the effects of values and value congruence on employee behaviours within the context of a large Canadian sport organization. A mUltiple methods case study approach was adopted in order to fully serve the purpose and provide a comprehensive view of the organization being examined. Document analysis, observations, surveys, as well as semi-structured interviews were conducted. The process allowed for triangulation and confirmability of the findings. Each method functioned to create an overarching understanding of the values and value congruence within this organization. The analysis of the findings was divided into qualitative and quantitative sections. The qualitative documents were analyzed twice, once manually by the researcher and once via AtIas.ti Version 4 (1998). The a priori and emergent coding that took place was based on triangulating the findings and uncovering common themes throughout the data. The Rokeach Value Survey (1973) that was incorporated into the survey design of the study was analyzed using descriptive statistics, as well as Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal Wallis formulas. These were deemed appropriate for analysis given the non-parametric nature of the survey instrument (Kinnear & Gray, 2004). The quantitative survey served to help define the values and value congruence that was then holistically examined through the qualitative interviews, document analyses, and observations. The results of the study indicated incongruent value levels between employees and those stated or perceived as the organization's values. Each finding demonstrated that varying levels of congruence may have diverse affects on individual behaviours. These behaviours range from production levels to interactions with fellow employees to turnover. In addition to the findings pertaining to the research questions, a number of other key issues were uncovered regarding departmentalization, communication, and board relations. Each has contributed to a greater understanding of the organization and has created direction for further research within this area of study.

Slackers, slashers and sticklers : Hollywood films and audience reception /

This thesis examines the processes through which identity is acquired and the processes that Hollywood :films employ to facilitate audience identification in order to determine the extent to which individuality is possible within postmodem society. Opposing views of identity formation are considered: on the one hand, that of the Frankfurt School which envisions the mass audience controlled by the culture industry and on the other, that of John Fiske which places control in the hands of the individual. The thesis takes a mediating approach, conceding that while the mass media do provide and influence identity formation, individuals can and do decode a variety of meanings from the material made available to them in accordance with the text's use-value in relation to the individual's circumstances. The analysis conducted in this thesis operates on the assumption that audiences acquire identity components in exchange for paying to see a particular film. Reality Bites (Ben Stiller 1994) and Scream (Wes Craven 1996) are analyzed as examples of mainstream 1990s films whose material circumstances encourage audience identification and whose popularity suggest that audiences did indeed identify with them. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson 2001) is considered for its art film sensibilities and is examined in order to determine to what extent this film can be considered a counter example. The analysis consists of a combination of textual analysis and reception study in an attempt to avoid the problems associated with each approach when employed alone. My interpretation of the filmmakers' and marketers' messages will be compared with online reviews posted by film viewers to determine how audiences received and made use of the material available to them. Viewer-posted reviews, both unsolicited and unrestricted, as found online, will be consulted and will represent a segment of the popular audience for the three films to be analyzed.

Citizen Jane : exploring the relationship between gender and cellular phones in societies of control

In this thesis, I argue that the mutually productive relationship between women (as gendered subjects) and cellular phone technology is one of control. Women use cellular phones to organize, manage and otherwise control the multiplicity of tasks required of them on a daily basis. At the same time, through using cell phones, women participate in regimes of control including surveillance and persistent connection. I explore this relationship at the level of everyday practice, and conclude by speculating about this relationship at a wider level of social control and organization. This argument emerges from the critical approach suggested by Slack and Wise (2005), who argue that technology and culture are inseparable. They provide articulations and assemblages as tools of analysis. I situate this analysis more broadly within Foucault's (1991) work on govemmentality, in its modem form of societies of control (Deleuze, 1995b).