Sharing economy: becoming an Uber driver in a developing country by Eduardo Valente, Roberto Patrus, Rosana Córdova Guimarães

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze why people have become suppliers in the sharing economy (SE) as Uber drivers in a developing country. Design/methodology/approach – From a background on SE, car sharing and gig economy, the authors carried out a qualitative research. …”
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Knowledge production, learning, and (meta)cognition in international relations theory: a case study in Brazil by Fabiana Esteves Neves, Ivi Vasconcelos Elias

Subjects: “…International Relations Theory. Developing Countries.…”
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Impasses do desenvolvimento by Yilmaz Akyüz

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Analyzing structural change in the secondary market for developing-country debt: a translog approach by Thomas J. Webster, Michael Szenberg

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Inefficiencies and opportunities of urban transport in Brazil, a case study of Balneario Camboriú by VINICIUS TISCHER

Subjects: “…public transport in developing countries…”
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Treatment outcomes of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a middle‐income developing country: high mortalities, early relapses, and poor survival by Suzy Abdelmabood, Ashraf Elsayed Fouda, Fatimah Boujettif, Ahmed Mansour

“…Keywords: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Treatment outcome, Relapse rate, Overall survival, Chemotherapy modification, Middle‐income developing countries, Palavras‐chave: Leucemia linfoblástica aguda, Desfecho de tratamento, Taxa de recidiva, Sobrevida global, Modificação quimioterápica, Países em desenvolvimento de renda média…”
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Aportes de la economía política internacional a la comprensión teórica de la relación entre el FMI y los países en desarrollo = Contributions of international political economy to the theoretical comprehension of the relation between the IMF and developing countries by Nemiña, Pablo

“…While there is consensus that the IMF succeeded in extending globalization and the domination of finance to developing countries, the relationship between the IMF and developing countries is not a link in which invariably the former imposes and the latter complies, nor one in which the organism necessarily disagrees with countries’ non-fulfilments. …”
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Contrasting monetary policies within the MERCOSUR experiment by Joaquim Pinto de Andrade, Maria Luiza Falcao Silva, Francisco Galrão Carneiro

“… The formation of global markets has become, not unsurprisingly, a matter ofintense concern for many developing countries, fearful for their own economic and political survival as autonomous entities in the "new world economic order" As a result of this concern, many developing countries are seeking security by forming regional economic blocs, involving trading agreements and preferences and, in some cases, plans for eventual monetary union. …”
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Alguns argumentos sobre reformas para o mercado Some arguments about market-oriented reforms by Sebastião C. Velasco e Cruz

“…<br>The shortcomings of recent literature on economic reforms in developing countries are examined and an alternative analytical framework is proposed.…”
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Clusters. Os distritos industriais dos países em desenvolvimento by Beatriz Azevedo

“…Clusters are a frequent phenomenon in developing countries, although extremely heterogeneous in terms oforigin, structure, and principles of organization, performance and growth expectations. …”
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POLÍTICA EXTERNA DO GOVERNO LULA: COALIZÕES AO SUL COMO ALTERNATIVA MULTILATERAL by Walace Ferreira

“…With information about foreign policy's actions I try to show how, in a multilateralism manner what force, new alternatives in proposal by developing countries, to expand their skills in major international forums. …”
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Pesticides in Water and Food: Risk for Human Health by Danielly Cristina de Andrade Palma, Carolina Lourencetti

“…Brazil is the greatest consumer of pesticides among the developing countries, and the intensive use of these compounds in agriculture, among other applications, can result in changes to the environment, reflecting in the population's life. …”
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O setor elétrico entre a questão histórica e os problemas sociológicos by Alessandro André Leme

“…The end of the 20 th century was characterized by a complex process and great transfor- mations in the global sphere, where globalization, neo-liberalism and market-oriented reforms acquire theoretical relevance among researchers, scientists and intellectuals of various fields of knowledge and practical relevance in the macro-economic and political-institutional direction adopted, either integrally or in part, by several countries in the world, especially by developing countries, including Brazil. Out of this process we highlight the changes in the electric sector, which is understood as a strategic one. …”
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Notes on the role of culture in the development in Celso Furtado by João Evanio Borba Caetano, Fabricio José Missio

“…An important conclusion of this article is that the developing countries should fight for the appreciation of the local culture as a way to determine the direction of the social process, and the State has a fundamental role in this process.…”
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Processos operacionais e resultados de empresas brasileiras após a certificação ambiental ISO 14001 Operation process and results of Brazilian companies according to the ISO 14001... by Gilberto Jesus Avila, Ely Laureano Paiva

“…The quantitative step was based on the analysis of the database created by the DEVISO project (Developing Countries and ISO 14000). The qualitative analysis was based on two interviews with Environmental Managers in two companies that took part in the DEVISO project. …”
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A Abordagem dos Modos de Vida Como Ferramenta de Análise das Estratégias de Sobrevivência no Meio Rural Africano by Tomás Adriano Sitoe

“…The Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA) was adopted in the 1990s as a new paradigm to address the issue of diversification and poverty in developing countries, with emphasis on rural Africa. Currently, this approach has been used by various organizations and individuals as an analytical tool for studying the livelihood strategies; however, little attention has been made to the its limitations. …”
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Paridades das taxas de câmbio (FX) nos mercados emergentes by Joe Akira Yoshino, Silvio Ricardo Micheloto

“…Our sample is composed of 22 developing countries: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Chile, South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey Hungary, Croatia, Morocco and South Africa. …”
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Protagonismo juvenil e capital humano: uma análise da participação política da juventude no Brasil by Marcos Vinicius da Silva Goulart, Nair Iracema Silveira dos Santos

“…The year 1985 was declared “International Year of Youth” by the United Nations (UN), and in that connection the political role of young people for social development was highlighted not only in developing countries, but in developed countries as well. …”
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Fiscal federalism in Brazil: an empirical investigation by Marcelo Resende

“…The results obtained from panel data techniques were not strong as a previous study developed for the U.S.A., and therefore arguments that essentially relate to scale aspects appear to provide an incomplete explanation for tax centralization in developing countries like Brazil. …”
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Nutritional and Physical Factors that Interfere in the Quality of Life of Elderly People by Daniela Galassi Andreotti, Maria Leonor Ruiz Veiga, Marina Miguel Giovanelli de Moraes, Maristela de Fátima Damião Begnami, Wilson Nicola Júnior Cogliatti, Rita de Cássia Garcia Pereira

“…This review article aims to discuss the issue of aging from the perspective of nutrition and physical activity, highlighting the main nutrition and physical factors that affect the quality of human life during the aging process considering the raise in life expectancy and the increasing participation of the elderly in society, especially in developing countries like Brazil. The knowledge of these causes and the intervention of nutritionists and fitness trainers will allow such population to have its dietary needs met according to its needs, physical training tailored to the conditions of their bodies and, consequently, better health and independence to continue performing day-to-day activities.…”
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