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  1. 1. Municipal Solid Waste Management in Informal Settlements – A multiple-case study of challenges and possibilities in the favelas and informal sector of Rio de Janeiro city

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Författare :Emma Bergman; [2019]
    Nyckelord :municipal solid waste management; informal settlement; favela; waste picker; recycling cooperative; environmental protection; social inclusion; Rio de Janeiro; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : Today, about one billion people in the world live in informal settlements and lack access to basic services and city infrastructure. In Rio de Janeiro, approximately 1,4 million people, one fourth of the city population, live in informal settlements, in Brazil called favelas. LÄS MER

  3. 2. “As the twig is bent, so grows the tree” : A study of the influence of Swedish corporate culture in managing ethical dilemmas in Brazil

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Författare :Linnéa Roman; Lovisa Tjäder; Marina Todorovska; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Internationalization; Brazil; Sweden; Culture; Corporate culture; Business ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ;

    Sammanfattning : Throughout history, the Latin American region has faced inequalities in the form of ethical issues that derive from institutional corruption, bribery and negligence. Today, the region is facing an ongoing shift in terms of emerging market potential, whilst influences from global trends are establishing roots. LÄS MER

  4. 3. IS CORRUPTION INHERENTLY BAD? : The effect of corruption on the Palma ratio: A cross-regional study of Brazil's federal states

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Amanda Crabo; Alexander Källestål; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Corruption; Income inequality; Palma; Informal sector; Brazil;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis analyzes if there, given the size of the informal sector, is an effect of corruption on income inequality, here defined as the Palma ratio. Estimations are done with a fixed effects ordinary least squares regression using panel data for 19 federal states of Brazil over every other year between 2006-2014. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Impact of Social Movements: A study of Brazil's 2013 Protests

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Jonathan Borelli; [2016]
    Nyckelord :social movements; Brazil; political process theory; Movimento Passe Livre;

    Sammanfattning : In June 2013, Brazil saw a resurgence of its nation wide social movement, the size of which had not been seen for little over 20 years, since the fall of its military dictatorship. The mobilizations began by demanding a R$0.20 decrease in transportation fare costs, but soon its demands evolved into better public policy and anti-corruption measures. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Effect of Corruption on Firm Performance. A case study of Brazil

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Michael Logemann; [2015-07-13]
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    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the effect of corruption on firm performance for enterprises in Brazil. Corruption is measured by the amount of bribe payments and corporate performance by the amount of total annual firm sales. For this specific study I used the Enterprise Survey data set which was published by the World Bank in 2009. LÄS MER