Submitted by Raphael Silva (raphael.o.s@outlook.com) on 2018-01-11T17:15:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 VULNERABILIDADE EXTERNA ESTRUTURAL UMA ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DO BRASIL FRENTE AOS BRICS DE 2003-2012.pdf: 2016950 bytes, checksum: af68f3afbd9670c09af938df6ad31d36 (MD5) / Rejected by Milena Rubi ( ri.bso@ufscar.br), reason: Bom dia Raphael! Além da dissertação, você deve submeter também a carta comprovante devidamente preenchida e assinada pelo orientador. O modelo da carta encontra-se na página inicial do site do Repositório Institucional. Att., Milena P. Rubi Bibliotecária CRB8-6635 Biblioteca Campus Sorocaba on 2018-01-12T10:41:17Z (GMT) / Submitted by Raphael Silva (raphael.o.s@outlook.com) on 2018-01-24T02:08:57Z No. of bitstreams: 2 VULNERABILIDADE EXTERNA ESTRUTURAL UMA ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DO BRASIL FRENTE AOS BRICS DE 2003-2012.pdf: 2016950 bytes, checksum: af68f3afbd9670c09af938df6ad31d36 (MD5) Documento_RAPHAEL.pdf: 634125 bytes, checksum: 0cc412ae9531257ce19e88f638613dfe (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Milena Rubi ( ri.bso@ufscar.br) on 2018-01-24T10:39:18Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 VULNERABILIDADE EXTERNA ESTRUTURAL UMA ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DO BRASIL FRENTE AOS BRICS DE 2003-2012.pdf: 2016950 bytes, checksum: af68f3afbd9670c09af938df6ad31d36 (MD5) Documento_RAPHAEL.pdf: 634125 bytes, checksum: 0cc412ae9531257ce19e88f638613dfe (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Milena Rubi ( ri.bso@ufscar.br) on 2018-01-24T10:39:28Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 VULNERABILIDADE EXTERNA ESTRUTURAL UMA ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DO BRASIL FRENTE AOS BRICS DE 2003-2012.pdf: 2016950 bytes, checksum: af68f3afbd9670c09af938df6ad31d36 (MD5) Documento_RAPHAEL.pdf: 634125 bytes, checksum: 0cc412ae9531257ce19e88f638613dfe (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-24T10:39:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 VULNERABILIDADE EXTERNA ESTRUTURAL UMA ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DO BRASIL FRENTE AOS BRICS DE 2003-2012.pdf: 2016950 bytes, checksum: af68f3afbd9670c09af938df6ad31d36 (MD5) Documento_RAPHAEL.pdf: 634125 bytes, checksum: 0cc412ae9531257ce19e88f638613dfe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-10-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / This study analyzes the dynamics of Brazilian structural external vulnerability in perspective compared to the other BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in the period of high commodity prices from 2003 to 2012. Taking into account Given the need to achieve the proposed objectives, this study reviews the literature on external vulnerability, changes in the capitalist system, and the BRICS performance profile. The methodology is based on the indicators proposed by Filgueiras and Gonçalves (2007) and with statistical significance, especially in Kaminsky, Lizondo and Reinhart (1998), Chinn and Ito (2006), Loayza and Raddatz (2007) and Hausmann et al. (2011). This paper seeks to contribute to the literature on structural external vulnerability in Brazil in a comparative perspective during a period favorable to its economic growth. / O presente estudo tem como finalidade analisar a dinâmica da vulnerabilidade externa estrutural brasileira em perspectiva comparada aos demais países do conjunto BRICS (Brasil, Rússia, Índia, China e África do Sul) no período do clico de alta dos preços das commodities, de 2003 a 2012. Tendo em vista a necessidade de alcançar os objetivos propostos, este estudo faz uma revisão da literatura sobre a vulnerabilidade externa, mudanças no sistema capitalista, além do perfil desempenho dos BRICS. A metodologia é fundamentada nos indicadores propostos por Filgueiras e Gonçalves (2007) e que mostram significância estatística, sobretudo, em Kaminsky, Lizondo e Reinhart (1998), Chinn e Ito (2006), Loayza e Raddatz (2007) e Hausmann et al. (2011). Este trabalho busca trazer uma contribuição à literatura sobre a vulnerabilidade externa estrutural no Brasil em perspectiva comparada ao longo de um período favorável ao seu crescimento econômico.

The main aim of this presented diploma thesis is to help build a systematic understanding of the political and social foundations of global financial markets, their operations and impacts on the global power affairs. The thesis highlights the dynamic complexity of the post financial crisis state of the World with its itra- and inter-social features. It instrumentaly uses critique of a free market agenda and neo-classical economy which contrasts the Efficient Markets Hypothesis with Hyman Minsky's Financial Instability Hypothesis (FIH), taking into account the dynamic complexity of financial markets. This approach offers analytical tools that can account for crisis through processes endogenous to contemporary financial capitalism. I shall argue that a financially complex system is, according to the FIH, inherently flawed and unstable. After a theoretical and historical review, the thesis discusses various aspects of the process of austerity regime and its social consequences. This provides an opportunity for analyses of the ongoing existence of interstate competition, of militarised foreign policy, and of other international, at times violent conflicts. In an effort to make sense of some of these phenomena, I instrumentaly use the study of geoeconomics that builds on some fundamental assumptions...

During the last two decades, there have been a number of policy and legislative changes in respect of South Africa’s intellectual property (IP) and the national system of innovation (NSI). In 2012, a Ministerial Review of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) landscape in South Africa made recommendations to improve the STI landscape and effectively the national system of innovation. The study provides a critical review of drafts of the national IP policy published in 2013 as well as the IP Framework released in 2016 for public comment. The review of the IP and the NSI are within the context of the National Development Plan (NDP), which outlines South Africa’s desired developmental goals. South Africa is part of the BRICS group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). The South African economy is characterised by a desire to move away from being dependent on resources and commodities, to becoming a more knowledge based and innovation driven economy. It is hoped that such a move would assist the country to address some of the social and economic development challenges facing South Africa, as captured in the NDP. South Africa has a functioning IP system, but its relationship with South Africa’s development trajectory is not established. More particularly, the extent to which the IP system relates to the innovation system and how these two systems must be aligned to enable South Africa to transition successfully from a country based on the production of primary resources and associated commodity-based industries to a viable knowledge-based economy is unclear. The Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) provides that IP must contribute to innovation and to transfer of technology and knowledge in a manner that is conducive to social and economic welfare. Certain provisions set out the foundations of intellectual property systems within the context of each member state. This study has thus explored the complex, complementary and sometimes contested relationships between IP and innovation, with particular emphasis on the potential of an intellectual property system to stimulate innovation and foster social and economic development. The study has also analysed the interconnectivity of IP and innovation with other WTO legal instruments, taking into account South Africa’s positioning within the globalised economy and in particular the BRICS group of countries. The research involved a critical review of South Africa’s IP and innovation policies, as well as relevant legislation, instruments, infrastructure, IP and innovation landscape, and relationship with international WTO legal instruments, in addition to its performance, given the developmental priorities and the globalised economy. The research documents patenting trends by South Africans using European Patent Office (EPO), Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), United States Patents and Trademarks Office (USPTO) databases over the period 1996-2015. A comparative analysis of patenting trends amongst BRICS group of countries has also been documented. The study also documents new findings, observations and insights regarding South Africa’s IP and innovation systems. Some of these, particularly in relation to higher education and research institutions, are directly attributable to the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act. More particularly, the public institutions are becoming relevant players in the NSI and are responsible for growth of certain technology clusters, in particular, biotechnology. At the same time, the study makes findings of a decline of private sector participation in patenting as well as R&D investment over the 20-year period. Recommendations are included regarding specific interventions to ensure coherence between the IP and innovation systems. Such coherence and alignment should strengthen the systems’ ability to stimulate innovation and foster inclusive development and competitiveness, which are relevant for addressing South Africa’s socio-economic development priorities. / Mercantile Law / LL. D.