Black feminists often talk about their feelings of craziness before becoming conscious of the concepts of sexual politics, patriarchal rule, and most importantly, feminism, the political analysis and practice that we women use to struggle against our oppression. The fact that racial politics and indeed racism are pervasive factors in our lives did not allow us, and still does not allow most Black women, to look more deeply into our own experiences and, from that sharing and growing consciousness, to build a politics that will change our lives and inevitably end our oppression. Our development must also be tied to the contemporary economic and political position of Black people. The post World War II generation of Black youth was the first to be able to minimally partake of certain educational and employment options, previously closed completely to Black people. Although our economic position is still at the very bottom of the American capitalistic economy, a handful of us have been able to gain certain tools as a result of tokenism in education and employment which potentially enable us to more effectively fight our oppression.
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The leather-footwear sector (Footwear industry) stands out particularly in Novo Hamburgo, Sapiranga and Campo Bom, and in virtually all other municipalities in Vale dos Sinos. in 2019 Brazil produced 972 million pairs. Exports were around 10%, reaching almost 125 million pairs. Brazil is in the 4th position among the world producers, behind China (who produces more than 10 billion pairs), India and Vietnam, and in 11th place among the biggest exporters. The largest pole of production in Brazil is located here. The Brazilian state that most exports the product is Rio Grande do Sul: in 2019 it exported US$448.35 million. The majority of the product goes to United States, Argentina and France. Domestic consumption absorbs a large part of production. The state has or created some of the most important factories in Brazil in the sector.[90][91]
In Food industry, In 2019, Brazil was the 2nd largest exporter of processed foods in the world, with a value of U $34.1 billion in exports. The Brazilian food and beverage industry's revenue in 2019 was R $699.9 billion, 9.7% of the country's Gross Domestic Product. In 2015, the industrial food and beverage sector in Brazil comprised 34,800 companies (not counting bakeries), the vast majority of which were small. These companies employed more than 1,600,000 workers, making the food and beverage industry the largest employer in the manufacturing industry. There are around 570 large companies in Brazil, which concentrate a good part of the total industry revenue. Rio Grande do Sul created food companies of national importance such as the Neugebauer chocolate factory; Vinícola Aurora and Vinícola Salton, two of the largest wineries in the country. and Camil Alimentos, which owns the brand Açúcar União (the most famous sugar brand in the country), Arroz Carretero (one of the most famous rice brands in Brazil), among others.[92][93][94]
These authoritarianisms obstruct the opportunities offered by technological progress for a more inclusive world in all spheres of human life. The counterpoint will have to be new forms of governance in institutions, freeing us from the absolute power of large corporations. Emerging social movements demand forms of democracy that are more participatory than representative, with direct involvement in the collective governance of citizens and their forms of organization in interconnected networks. A new socio-economic paradigm would have to provide answers to this socio-political breaking point.
To illustrate this global problem, we can use as a prime example the case of Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the regions with the highest levels of informality. In 2020, this region recorded a contraction in the level of economic activity in the order of -7 per cent. This drop is more than double that of the world and is the largest of all regions. Most of the productive sectors dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises felt the impact of the crisis. And, according to ECLAC, no less than two million micro and small enterprises in the region have closed their doors for good. The drastic reduction in the level of activity had an impact on employment with an intensity also unprecedented in the region. The employment rate in 2020 fell by 10 per cent compared to the previous year, a steeper drop than GDP. The fall in the number of people employed at the onset of the economic crisis understates its impact to the extent that there was a simultaneous fall in the number of hours worked by those who remained employed. In some countries of the region, the reduction in hours doubles or triples the fall in employment.
I will focus my reflections on a society in transition in the world of work. First, I will observe what is happening in the current configuration regarding the use of (commodified) human labour. The more recent changes in the world of labour relations are part of a process that has, for some decades, tried to make labour relations and employment more flexible/deregulated, highlighting the postulates of the neoclassical approach. This approach emerged as dominant in the developed world -and by extension/imposition in emerging countries- in the 80s of the last century. New forms of organization of the appropriation of labour in the capitalist system respond to needs that arise in capital accumulation/economic growth at a given historical moment: reducing labour cost (unit) with flexible forms of work organization. Thus, the labour institutions that emerged intensely in Western countries at the beginning of the last century and particularly after World War II (unions, collective bargaining, employment protection laws, etc.) are called into question.
At the center of this transition is the urgent need to address the pressing issues of our time. Climate change, rising inequality, and political polarization are just some of the critical challenges that require urgent attention. As socio-economists, we must engage with these problems and find new solutions that can help build a more equitable and sustainable world.
Examining trust in online exchange of piratical material, Roberto Tietzmann and Liana Gross Furini provide an empirical window on anonymous, commons-based peer production in a setting where there is no commercial platform intermediary. The authors analyse the way that community consensus formed around naming conventions on a piratical file-sharing website. Although trust between participants is assumed to be low in anonymous, online communities, particularly when illegal infringement is involved, this research unearths incentives and mechanisms by which stable and sustainable practices are formed. The paper offers key insights for sharing economy researchers, offering new data on the rate of cooperative and non-cooperative behaviour under adverse conditions. These insights point the way toward future research to assess and improve trust mechanisms in more formal sharing economy settings, which often rely on peer-to-peer monitoring (ratings) and the possibility of sanctions by the platform provider. In conditions where those mechanisms are unavailable or inappropriate, other commons-based norms may offer alternatives to coordination.
Considering sharing economy platforms from a competition law perspective, Francesco Russo and Maria Luisa Stasi argue in their paper for a more systematic definition of relevant markets covered by sharing economy platforms. The authors suggest that particularly in the case of two-sided markets characterised by network effects, competition authorities should consider not only disruption on traditional markets (for example taxis or hotels), but should examine competition between platforms where offers are supplied. Specifying their relationship to existing markets in order to effectively regulate their new services and markets within current legislative frameworks. Approaching the issue from a legal perspective, Russo and Stasi argue in their paper for the necessity of defining the markets covered by the sharing economy and their relationship to existing markets in order to effectively regulate their new services within current legislative frameworks. In sharing economies where network effects play a key role, competition law becomes particularly pertinent.
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When interviewees showed dissatisfaction with the quality of service regarding maintenance or infrastructure, it was asked about which solution would best suit their needs. In this sense, users explained that it could be a simple solution, but with constant maintenance. Also, most people commented that a fixed solution would be much more suitable than a mobile toilet, i.e. a solution that has a sink and toilet paper. Some users argued on the importance of the toilet being closed, so that there was no vandalism and depredation of the infrastructure.
According to the users, it is the government's duty to provide toilets and to keep the equipment clean. Some of them cited the fact that the Pampulha Complex is a World Heritage Site and is a city's interest in tourism. Therefore, it should have more attention from the municipality or other federated entities. Others have reiterated the argument affirming that the government has responsibility to provide these services due to the high taxes paid by the population.
In the exploration phase of the material, categories were established a priori. First, to identify the evidence of innovation typologies and, later, to identify the mechanisms and instruments of development of innovation typologies. In the last phase, the data were treated from interpretations and inferences according to the defined categories and pre-categories, in the light of the theoretical framework that guided the present study. The triangulation of data technique was used, aiming to analyze a theme based on different points of view in order to achieve more consistent theoretical and empirical contributions.
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