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A autora reconstitui e analisa a atuacao dos deputados brasileiros nas Cortes constituintes portuguesas de 1821 e 1822, a partir da leitura dos "Diarios" daquelas Cortes. Alem das divergencias acerca da configuracao politico administrativa do estado luso-brasileiro entre deputados de Portugal e do Brasil, examina-se a diversidade de alinhamentos e propostas entre estes ultimos, ao representarem os interesses de suas respectivas provincias. Enfatiza-se a utilizacao do conceito de nacao nos debates constituintes em face da crise do imperio portugues, as vesperas da independencia brasileira. (Novos Estud CEBRAP/DÜI)

Os autores apresentam um relato do programa de treinamento para funcionarios municipais ligados a area de saude, patrocinado pela Fundacao Nacional de Saude e desenvolvido pelo Nucleo de Saude do IBAM. Os cursos envolveram mais de mil participantes em 22 estados da Federacao, sendo de fundamental importancia no processo de municipalizacao do Sistema Unico de Saude. (ram/DÜI)

A promulgacao, em 22 de julho de 1997, da lei no. 9.474 que, entre outras coisas, "define mecanismos para a implementacao do estatuto dos refugiados de 1951", constitui um marco na protecao aos refugiados no Brasil. Para que se possa dimensionar sua importancia, parece oportuno proceder a uma revisao sobre a questao. Para tanto, cumpre antes tracar em linhas gerais, a evolucao da protecao internacional aos refugiados em nivel mundial e regional, bem como a diferenca entre os institutos do asilo e do refugio, para entao rever a posicao brasileira na materia. (Polit Externa/DÜI)

The article provides an overview of the international trade topics being discussed at the World Trade Organization. In reviewing the background of the liberalization process from the Brazilian point of view, the author emphasizes the need for greater domestic awareness of the emerging issues and new directions which are to be discussed at the Singapore Conference. Occupying a central position within this context is the question of multilateralism versus regionalism and its consequences. The author describes other controversial themes debated in the forums, including the social clause, investment, competition policies and the environmental issue. (Polit Externa/DÜI)

In this paper, the author describes briefly the basic characteristics of Brazil, analyzing, in the light of the present political and economic advances, issues such as democratization, economic stability, changes in land occupation and exploration, science and technology and the social question. The insertion of Brazil into the South-American, Latin American and hemispheric context is then examined. The author concludes that it is vital to carry out strategic studies with a view to setting guidelines and gathering proposals for the future insertion of Brazil abroad, especially in regard to its national defense policies and the establishment of long-term development planning. (Polit Externa/DÜI)

In spite of the uncertainties that surround future predictions in a rapidly changing world, the author attempts to draw a sketch of the events the next 25 years may reserve both for Brazil and the world in the era of globalization. Several trends that are liable to influence the course of foreign affairs worldwide are reviewed, such as homogenization, unipolarism and intensification of regional integration. The author then analyzes the insertion of Brazil into the international scene - which has been greatly enhanced in recent years thanks to the success of the "Plano Real" - and emphasizes the need for development not only in the economic but also in the social sphere. (Polit Externa/DÜI)

This paper deals with some aspects of the Brazilian agricultural development in the last decade. The growth rate differentials between agriculture and industry in the 1980s is first analysed. According to the author, the kind of structural adjustment the Brazilian economy has faced during that period has favored agriculture to grow faster than the industrial sector. Furthermore it is argued that there has been an important additional incentive to agriculture, due to a huge reduction in the agricultural production costs. (Rev Econ Polit/DÜI)

The article describes the growing participation of Brazil in peacekeeping operations. Initially, the author provides an overview of the origin and evolution of these operations, the first of which date back to the 1920s and 1930s. Recent operations, however, point out the trend to broader and more complex mandates. The peacekeeping operations in which Brazil took part, from the 1940s onwards, are briefly reviewed, and emphasis is given to the positions defended by the country in regard to these operations on the debates held in international forums. (Polit Externa/DÜI)

This paper shows the increase of the expenditures related to the Brazilian government payroll and the pension of retired people previously employed by the federal union. This variable suffered a jump of around 2.5 points of the GDP between 1985 and 1995. It is also shown the evolution of the aggregate value and the composition of this kind of expenditure according to the different government agencies. The author concludes that this process is difficult to reverse in the short term, especially in an economy with a low level of inflation. (Rev Econ Polit/DÜI)

The article analyses the negotiation process surrounding the establishment of the FTAA, in face of the 3rd Ministerial Meeting which took place in May, 1997, in Belo Horizonte. Stressing the need for an agreement propelled by the political will of the nations involved and marked by a sense of balance, realism and pragmatism, the author analyses the interests of Brazil in the FTAA negotiations. The article reviews the rhythm and scope of trade liberalization in the hemisphere, the preservation of the building blocks strategy, reciprocity in the opening of markets, the agricultural question, and Brazil's aspirations, reflected in the Mercosul proposal presented at the Recife meeting. (Polit Externa/DÜI)

This paper is an account of the intellectual process that led, in the early 1980s, to the definition of the new economic theory of inertial inflation, which is identified as the consequence of phased or staggered price adjustments. Economic agents are involved in an endless process of balancing and unbalancing relative prices, as they keep up with the ongoing inflation. To fight inertial inflation, orthodox or conventional fiscal and monetary policies are insufficient. In addition it is necessary to adopt a heterodox mechanism that neutralizes inertia. This article is part of a book in preparation where the author reports his experience as minister of finance in Brazil in 1987. (Rev Econ Polit/DÜI)