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Transportation contributes to more than 25% of the European Union's (EU) Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) emissions [.]

RESUMO Este artigo utiliza a estrutura da Teoria do Crescimento Endógeno para examinar as perspectivas de longo prazo da economia brasileira. Estudamos o comportamento dessas variáveis identificadas pela teoria como centrais para o desenvolvimento. O artigo argumenta que o desempenho do sistema educacional brasileiro é ruim, mesmo para os padrões da América Latina. Ainda existem muitas restrições de mercado e outras barreiras ao comércio e à adoção de tecnologia. Os serviços e investimentos em infraestrutura são deficientes e o sistema tributário muito concentrado e distorcido. Portanto, embora esses fatores persistam, não é provável que o país cresça a taxas sustentáveis comparáveis às experimentadas duas décadas atrás. No entanto, a privatização dos setores de infraestrutura pode estimular um boom temporário à medida que o investimento aumenta para satisfazer a demanda reprimida.

This article uses the endogenous growth theory framework to examine long term prospects of the Brazilian economy. It is argued that Brazil's educational system performance is poor even compared with Latin American standards. There are still too many market restrictions and other barriers to trade and technology. Infrastructure services and investments are deficient and the tax system is too unbalanced and complicated. Hence, while these factors persist, is not likely that the country's economy will grow at rates comparable to those experienced two decades ago. (Rev Econ Polit/DÜI)

This book examines the involvement of Portugal in the European integration process since the country signed the Accession Treaty in 1985. The volume elicits how Portugal has grasped opportunities and challenges emanating from its participation in the institutional, regulatory and political frameworks of the European Union (EU), as these have become more intricate as well as intrusive. It scrutinizes the adjustments and transformations that have taken place in Portuguese society, politics and economics as well as in the country's international relations, as engendered by its increasing enmeshme

"In 2010, 25 years will have elapsed since Portugal signed the Accession Treaty which allowed it to become a full-fledged member of the then European Community. The volume elicits how Portugal has grasped opportunities and challenges emanating from its participation in the institutional, regulatory and political frameworks of the European Union (EU) as these became more intricate as well as intrusive. It scrutinizes the adjustments and transformations that took place in the Portuguese society, politics and economics as well as in the country's international relations as engendered by its increasing enmeshment in the Community-building dynamics. Divided into three main parts: Part I focuses on the major changes within the domestic arena, notably on the political economical and social fronts. Part II addresses the adjustments that the Portuguese leadership had to introduce in order to participate in key common policies and strategies. Part III is centred on foreign policy and assesses and discusses the impact upon Portugal's international relations. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, EU studies, comparative politics and those with a strong interest in Portugal"--

Metacity launched the challenge of reflecting on the 'implicit' and mostly 'invisible' drivers that influence urban transformation. The call asked participants to explore the nexus between scientific knowledge, political and economic actors and social mobilization in the production of contemporary urban space. Questions were raised: What concepts, methods and fields of knowledge – instituted or to be established – can and will inform urban development theory(s) and practice(s) in the near future? What types of urban knowledge are still considered legitimate and what is their relevance? How public policies, governance practices and development strategies had change cities and how can we re-think these instruments? What, after all, is the effective importance of political and social mobilization of urban scientists and technicians in the process of "making cities"? We were pleased to received several contributions from different disciplines and geographies that have shown these are cross-cutting issues on a global scale. Some of these contributions were collected in this book and we will briefly present their main subjects. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion