Essays about: "case of sao paulo a study of poverty"

Found 3 essays containing the words case of sao paulo a study of poverty.

1. 1. “ESTAMOS ESQUECIDOS”A case study for capabilities in the perspective of small-scale vegetable producers in Southeastern Brazil

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Bruno de Paula; [2022]
   Keywords : Small-scale producers; rural poverty; wellbeing; collective action; peasantry; quality of life; capabilities; food security; food production; family farmers; São Paulo; Brazil;

   Abstract : Global food supply chains have drastically changed over the last decades. Whereas some international firms embedded in the international markets are on the cutting edge of food production processes and technology, small-scale producers do not always experience the same opportunity in accessing such global value chains. READ MORE

3. 2. A Brazilian - Swedish Relationship : How to Establish a Successful International Joint Venture

   University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

   Author : Magnus Dalaryd; Daniel Mayer; [2012]
   Keywords : Joint Venture JV ; International Joint Venture IJV ; Resource Dependency Theory RDT ; Power Distance Index PDI ; Individualism Index IDV ; Masculinity Index MAS ; Uncertainty Avoidance Index UAI ; Small and medium-sized enterprises SME ;

   Abstract : Due to the nature of globalization, new strategies have been designed to break into new markets. Joint Venture is a common strategy to enter new markets and by using a Joint Venture, companies share risks and establish new contacts with local knowledge. Brazil is a market where foreign investors gain more and more interest. READ MORE

4. 3. The case of Sao Paulo - A study of poverty and social exclusion in the urbanization process

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Daniel Harrysson; [2006]
   Keywords : fattigdom; social exklusion; urbanisering; megastäder; Brasilien; sociala indikationer; bostad; utbildning; arbetsmarknad; slum; ras; etnicitet; utveckling; kön; poverty; social exclusion; urbanization; mega-city; Sao Paulo; Brazil; social indicator; housing; health; education; labour market; gender; inequality; race; ethnicity; social service; family structure; income; development; developing countries; favelas; GIS; map; urban; sprawl; periphery; poor; social construction; political; Social changes; theory of social work; Sociala förändringar; teorier om socialt arbete; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper was to see how poverty and social exclusion has been defined, measured and understood together with the urbanization process in a mega-city like Sao Paulo and also to look upon and analyze the connection and importance of policy correlated with these notions in the last decades, especially from 1990s until present. The questions that have been answered in order to fulfil the purpose were: - How does the urbanization process affect urban poverty and social exclusion in Sao Paulo? - How are poverty and social exclusion understood and measured both international and in the case of Sao Paulo? - Is Brazil and Sao Paulo showing an improvement in social indicators according to the developing process - How are poverty and social exclusion connected with the policy in Sao Paulo? This paper has been a non-experimental case study, based on literature and statistics. READ MORE