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The Economic History Review, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 1110-1140, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Whereas manufacturing seems to hold the key to modern economic growth, the role of manufacturing in economy‐wide convergence across countries is debatable. One strand of scholarship argues that productivity levels in manufacturing tend to remain stable across countries, and that economy‐wide convergence takes place through structural ...
Cecilia Lara, Svante Prado
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THE SUBSTITUTE AND THE EXCUSE: Growing Sustainability, Growing Sugarcane in São Paulo, Brazil
Cultural Anthropology, Volume 38, Issue 4, Page 439-466, November 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT Amid climate change and produced unevenness in geopolitical development, the question of how sustainability and growth might be brought together is a concern for many scientists of renewable energy in the Global South. This article explores answers offered by scientists in São Paulo, Brazil, who make renewable fuels and materials from ...
KATIE ULRICH
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Land distribution and inequality in a black settler colony: the case of Sierra Leone, 1792–1831†
The Economic History Review, Volume 74, Issue 1, Page 115-137, February 2021., 2021 Abstract Land distribution is considered to be one of the main contributors to inequality in pre‐industrial societies. This article contributes to the debate on the origins of economic inequality in pre‐industrial African societies by studying land inequality at a particularly early stage of African economic history.
Stefania Galli, Klas Rönnbäck
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Social assistance and inclusive growth
International Social Security Review, Volume 73, Issue 3, Page 33-53, July/September 2020., 2020 Abstract The expansion of social assistance in low‐ and middle‐income countries raises important issues for inclusive growth. Labour is by far the principal asset of low‐income groups. Changes in the quantity, quality, and allocation of labour associated with social assistance will impact on the productive capacity of low‐income groups and therefore on
Armando Barrientos, Daniele Malerba
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International Social Security Review, Volume 73, Issue 2, Page 101-123, April/June 2020., 2020 Abstract In this article, we study how social expenditure is related to poverty, income inequality and GDP growth. Our main contribution is to disentangle these relationships by the following social expenditure schemes: 1) “old age and survivors”, 2) “incapacity”, 3) “health”, 4) “family”, 5) “unemployment and active labour market policies” and 6 ...
Emile Cammeraat
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Amazônia legal: uma análise da convergência do crescimento e do desenvolvimento econômico
Geosul, 2023 Este artigo analisou a convergência do crescimento econômico e do desenvolvimento socioeconômico da região Amazônia Legal. Para isso, utilizou-se a metodologia das Médias de Convergências.
Kennedy Jamestony de Carvalho e Souza +1 more
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Desenvolvimento, progresso e crescimento econômico [PDF]
Lua Nova: Revista de Cultura e Política, 2014 O autor define neste ensaio o progresso ou o desenvolvimento humano como o gradual alcance dos cinco objetivos políticos que as sociedades modernas definiram para si próprias (segurança, liberdade individual, bem-estar, justiça social e proteção do ...
Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira
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Teuken Bidikay, Revista Latinoamericana de Investigación en Organizaciones Ambiente y Sociedad, 2017 Este trabajo investiga los determinantes teóricos y empíricos de la ley de Thirlwall para establecer si los mismos son importantes para explicar los problemas de crecimiento de México y Argentina en el periodo 1960-2014.
Santiago Gabriel Manuel Capraro Rodríguez
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Capital humano e crescimento econômico: uma análise para o Paraná
Economia & Região, 2018 Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a relação entre capital humano e crescimento econômico para o Estado do Paraná de 2000 a 2010, utilizando dados em painel.
Jady Yumi Kuniwaki Silva +1 more
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Investimentos em Transporte: Efeitos do Arco Metropolitano sobre o Crescimento Econômico Fluminense
Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos, 2020 O objetivo da presente pesquisa foi identificar os efeitos do Arco Metropolitano do Rio de Janeiro sobre o crescimento econômico dos municípios do estado fluminense.
Lucas Siqueira de Castro +2 more
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