Throughout their lives, individuals engage in a permanent process of (re)building ties (family, c... more Throughout their lives, individuals engage in a permanent process of (re)building ties (family, community, professionals, citizenship) that ensure protection from the risks and recognition of their own existence and identity. Although in each society, the various types of ties are present, there is always a preeminent one, whose values and principles influence the others, regulating them and laying the foundations for a particular moral economy, for an “attachment regime”. In this article we will approach the subject from the Brazilian case. We will analyze its peculiar regime by means of comparisons. We will initially compare Brazilian data with those gathered in a previous study on a sample of sixteen European countries. Then, we will explore its internal heterogeneities, comparing changes on time and between Brazilian regions.
This essay seeks to point the trends and recent dynamics of income distribution in Brazil from va... more This essay seeks to point the trends and recent dynamics of income distribution in Brazil from various perspectives. While the previous paper (Paper C Brazil) aimed to establish the relation between regimes of accumulation and labour market dynamics with the evolution of income distribution building on a historical perspective, this paper aims to identify, over and beyond the evolution of indicators, the new inequality patterns in order to show how spatial and social cleavages were reorganized as well as the orientation of the country’s class structure. Micro-data provided by the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD, from the Portuguese Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios) of Brazil’s national statistics office Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) has been used for selected years between 1979and 2011.
Este artigo apresenta uma avaliacao da percepcao da Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) na midia brasi... more Este artigo apresenta uma avaliacao da percepcao da Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) na midia brasileira. Essa avaliacao e relevante diante do movimento de aproximacao entre os paises e da especulacao da entrada do Brasil na BRI, embora o pais tenha mantido uma distância deliberada da iniciativa. Nesse contexto, o sucesso de uma possivel adesao ao BRI pelo Brasil – uma democracia pluralista e multipartidaria – depende em larga medida do grau de consenso em torno dos temas, seja nas arenas formais de decisao, seja junto a opiniao publica. O trabalho analisou 266 artigos/reportagens/colunas de opiniao dos principais veiculos de comunicacao brasileiro entre 2017 e 2019. Concluimos que atualmente ha um elevado grau de desconhecimento sobre a BRI e que o assunto e tratado de forma ainda bastante superficial pela midia brasileira. Esse fato configura uma especial oportunidade para iniciativas que busquem moldar a imagem da BRI entre os setores da sociedade brasileira – empresariado, decisio...
This chapter analyzes racial inequalities in Brazil along 50 years exploring the superposition of... more This chapter analyzes racial inequalities in Brazil along 50 years exploring the superposition of race and class. How has the topic of race relations and inequalities been addressed in Brazil? Has the inequality situation changed from 1960 on? If so, how have those changes been interpreted? Despite the numerous social changes Brazil has undergone in 50 years, the vast majority of blacks were hold at the bottom of the social pyramid. First, the chapter briefly reviews how the literature on race relations and inequalities has addressed the issue of black social status in Brazil. Second, the chapter examines racial disparities over time, taking into account the fundamental factors and effects relating to the reproduction of racial inequality in Brazil, such as educational opportunities and holding a university degree.
Introduction Anker Reference Values for living wages and living incomes are based on a new method... more Introduction Anker Reference Values for living wages and living incomes are based on a new methodology developed by Richard Anker, Martha Anker, and Ian Prates. This will greatly increase the number of developing countries for which credible and internationally comparable living wage and living income estimates are available. These Reference Values take advantage of the availability of 40 internationally comparable, quality-assured Anker methodology studies carried out primarily under the auspices of the Global Living Wage Coalition. Anker Reference Values are much less expensive to produce than full benchmark studies, but are none-the-less still internationally comparable and easily updated every year. Reference Values will enable discussions about living wages and living income to take place in countries where it has not yet been possible to organize and fund a full quality-assured Anker methodology living wage or living income benchmark study.
This paper presents an assessment of the perception of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Braz... more This paper presents an assessment of the perception of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Brazilian society, with particular attention to the views of experts, the media, and Parliament. This assessment is relevant in light of the movement between countries and the speculation concerning Brazil's entry into the BRI, even if the country has kept a deliberate distance from the initiative. In this context, the success of a potential adhesion to the BRI by Brazil – a pluralist and multiparty democracy – largely depends on the degree of consensus on the issues at play, whether in formal decision-making arenas or with the public opinion. We analyzed 43 publications in the specialized literature between 2015 and 2019; 266 articles/ news reports/opinion columns in the main Brazilian media vehicles between 2017 and 2019; and the archive of speeches and debates in Brazil’s Senate and Congress. We arrived at the conclusion that there is currently a high degree of unfamiliarity about the BRI and that the subject arouses little interest among parliamentarians and academics. This presents a special opportunity for initiatives that seek to shape BRI's image among sectors in Brazilian society – business, decision makers, academia, members of government, the political class, civil society, and public opinion. On the other hand, we should bear in mind that the current elevated social and ideological polarization in Brazil makes consensus building especially challenging.
O objetivo do presente artigo é analisar mudanças no perfil das empregadas domésticas entre 2002 ... more O objetivo do presente artigo é analisar mudanças no perfil das empregadas domésticas entre 2002 e 2012 considerando não apenas as alterações pontuais na legislação que antecedeu à pec das domésticas, mas também as transformações sociais ocorridas na base da pirâmide social brasileira. Apesar da reprodução das clivagens de raça e classe que definem o perfil geral dessas trabalhadoras, o artigo demonstra que esses marcadores operam também na diferenciação interna dessa ocupação. Além disso, os dados analisados demonstram que as mudanças na base da estrutura ocupacional e no perfil educacional da força de trabalho foram decisivas para o modo como o perfil do emprego doméstico se alterou ao longo do período.
Throughout their lives, individuals engage in a permanent process of (re)building ties (family, c... more Throughout their lives, individuals engage in a permanent process of (re)building ties (family, community, professionals, citizenship) that ensure protection from the risks and recognition of their own existence and identity. Although in each society, the various types of ties are present, there is always a preeminent one, whose values and principles influence the others, regulating them and laying the foundations for a particular moral economy, for an “attachment regime”. In this article we will approach the subject from the Brazilian case. We will analyze its peculiar regime by means of comparisons. We will initially compare Brazilian data with those gathered in a previous study on a sample of sixteen European countries. Then, we will explore its internal heterogeneities, comparing changes on time and between Brazilian regions.
This essay seeks to point the trends and recent dynamics of income distribution in Brazil from va... more This essay seeks to point the trends and recent dynamics of income distribution in Brazil from various perspectives. While the previous paper (Paper C Brazil) aimed to establish the relation between regimes of accumulation and labour market dynamics with the evolution of income distribution building on a historical perspective, this paper aims to identify, over and beyond the evolution of indicators, the new inequality patterns in order to show how spatial and social cleavages were reorganized as well as the orientation of the country’s class structure. Micro-data provided by the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD, from the Portuguese Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios) of Brazil’s national statistics office Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) has been used for selected years between 1979and 2011.
Este artigo apresenta uma avaliacao da percepcao da Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) na midia brasi... more Este artigo apresenta uma avaliacao da percepcao da Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) na midia brasileira. Essa avaliacao e relevante diante do movimento de aproximacao entre os paises e da especulacao da entrada do Brasil na BRI, embora o pais tenha mantido uma distância deliberada da iniciativa. Nesse contexto, o sucesso de uma possivel adesao ao BRI pelo Brasil – uma democracia pluralista e multipartidaria – depende em larga medida do grau de consenso em torno dos temas, seja nas arenas formais de decisao, seja junto a opiniao publica. O trabalho analisou 266 artigos/reportagens/colunas de opiniao dos principais veiculos de comunicacao brasileiro entre 2017 e 2019. Concluimos que atualmente ha um elevado grau de desconhecimento sobre a BRI e que o assunto e tratado de forma ainda bastante superficial pela midia brasileira. Esse fato configura uma especial oportunidade para iniciativas que busquem moldar a imagem da BRI entre os setores da sociedade brasileira – empresariado, decisio...
This chapter analyzes racial inequalities in Brazil along 50 years exploring the superposition of... more This chapter analyzes racial inequalities in Brazil along 50 years exploring the superposition of race and class. How has the topic of race relations and inequalities been addressed in Brazil? Has the inequality situation changed from 1960 on? If so, how have those changes been interpreted? Despite the numerous social changes Brazil has undergone in 50 years, the vast majority of blacks were hold at the bottom of the social pyramid. First, the chapter briefly reviews how the literature on race relations and inequalities has addressed the issue of black social status in Brazil. Second, the chapter examines racial disparities over time, taking into account the fundamental factors and effects relating to the reproduction of racial inequality in Brazil, such as educational opportunities and holding a university degree.
Introduction Anker Reference Values for living wages and living incomes are based on a new method... more Introduction Anker Reference Values for living wages and living incomes are based on a new methodology developed by Richard Anker, Martha Anker, and Ian Prates. This will greatly increase the number of developing countries for which credible and internationally comparable living wage and living income estimates are available. These Reference Values take advantage of the availability of 40 internationally comparable, quality-assured Anker methodology studies carried out primarily under the auspices of the Global Living Wage Coalition. Anker Reference Values are much less expensive to produce than full benchmark studies, but are none-the-less still internationally comparable and easily updated every year. Reference Values will enable discussions about living wages and living income to take place in countries where it has not yet been possible to organize and fund a full quality-assured Anker methodology living wage or living income benchmark study.
This paper presents an assessment of the perception of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Braz... more This paper presents an assessment of the perception of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Brazilian society, with particular attention to the views of experts, the media, and Parliament. This assessment is relevant in light of the movement between countries and the speculation concerning Brazil's entry into the BRI, even if the country has kept a deliberate distance from the initiative. In this context, the success of a potential adhesion to the BRI by Brazil – a pluralist and multiparty democracy – largely depends on the degree of consensus on the issues at play, whether in formal decision-making arenas or with the public opinion. We analyzed 43 publications in the specialized literature between 2015 and 2019; 266 articles/ news reports/opinion columns in the main Brazilian media vehicles between 2017 and 2019; and the archive of speeches and debates in Brazil’s Senate and Congress. We arrived at the conclusion that there is currently a high degree of unfamiliarity about the BRI and that the subject arouses little interest among parliamentarians and academics. This presents a special opportunity for initiatives that seek to shape BRI's image among sectors in Brazilian society – business, decision makers, academia, members of government, the political class, civil society, and public opinion. On the other hand, we should bear in mind that the current elevated social and ideological polarization in Brazil makes consensus building especially challenging.
O objetivo do presente artigo é analisar mudanças no perfil das empregadas domésticas entre 2002 ... more O objetivo do presente artigo é analisar mudanças no perfil das empregadas domésticas entre 2002 e 2012 considerando não apenas as alterações pontuais na legislação que antecedeu à pec das domésticas, mas também as transformações sociais ocorridas na base da pirâmide social brasileira. Apesar da reprodução das clivagens de raça e classe que definem o perfil geral dessas trabalhadoras, o artigo demonstra que esses marcadores operam também na diferenciação interna dessa ocupação. Além disso, os dados analisados demonstram que as mudanças na base da estrutura ocupacional e no perfil educacional da força de trabalho foram decisivas para o modo como o perfil do emprego doméstico se alterou ao longo do período.
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