by Wing-hung Tang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1989. / Bibliography: leaves 152-169.

Orientador: Daniela Magalhães Prates / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T09:11:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lima_HumbertoeSilvaRibeirode_D.pdf: 1802532 bytes, checksum: 2ae86df8a28af60e2ca89a62fce41bc1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: A dependência econômica é um conceito desenvolvido com a contribuição de vários autores, sobretudo entre os anos 1940 e 1970. Esse conceito tem como mérito chamar a atenção para a relação centro-periferia, isto é, a relação hierárquica presente na Economia Internacional. Entretanto, a partir dos anos 1980, a utilização da abordagem da dependência perde força tanto na ciência quanto na política econômica. A hipótese defendida nesta Tese é que esse declínio deve-se não à perda de validade das preocupações e diagnósticos dessa abordagem mas sim à mudança da forma hegemônica de valorização do capital. Defende-se, portanto, que, há cerca de 30 anos, o capitalismo entra em uma nova etapa, caracterizada pela posição central ocupada pelo capital financeiro, o que condiciona mudanças fundamentais no comportamento e motivações dos agentes econômicos. Assim, sustenta-se que o núcleo da abordagem centro-periferia mantém-se válido, sendo necessário porém concatenar esse núcleo geral com a forma específica da dependência sob égide do capitalismo liderado pelas finanças. Esta Tese inova ao fazer esse relacionamento entre a questão centro-periferia e a dinâmica do capitalismo financeirizado, tendo como base dessa relação a hierarquia monetária, construída a partir de uma perspectiva marxista, e a ascensão da esfera financeira na determinação da moderna dependência / Abstract: The economic dependency is a concept developed by many authors, mainly between 1940 and 1970. This concept has as merit to appoint the core-periphery relation, namely, the hierarchy relation present at International Economy. However, from 1980s, the use of dependency approach has decreased in economic science and policy. The hypothesis defended in this Thesis is that this disuse is caused not by the losing validity of this approach cautions and diagnostics but by the change in the hegemonic form of capital valorization. So, it argues that, about 30 years ago, the capitalism has entered in a new phase, which is characterized by the central position occupied by financial capital, that conducts fundamental changes in the economic agents behaviors and motivations. Therefore, it claims that the heart of core-periphery approach remains valid but it needs connecting these general concepts with the specific form of the dependency under the egis of finance-led capitalism. This Thesis innovates by doing this relation between the core-periphery approach and the financialized capitalism dynamics using the monetary hierarchy concept, developed from a Marxist view, and the rise of finance sphere as the basis in the determination of modern dependency / Doutorado / Politica Economica / Doutor em Ciências Econômicas

On t.p.: Master of Arts (International Studies) / Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001 / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study attempts to examine the chances that South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has in changing the unbalanced relations between the powerful countries of the North and the marginalised developing world. In doing so, it investigates how the leaders of Northern countries received the New Africa Initiative which was launched by a group of African heads of states, including Mbeki, at the G-8 summit in Genoa in July 2001. Unlike preceding works, this study takes a systemic perspective. The power relations in international affairs are pointed out with specific consideration of South Africa's status as an emerging middle power in the international system. Special recognition is furthermore given to the question as to whether there is currently a global re-think under way about globalisation, the ideology of neo-liberalism and the interaction with poor countries in the global political economy. The study comes to the conclusion that despite the fact that South Africa as a middle power is subordinate to the powerful countries of the North when it comes to effecting global change, and despite the outcomes of Genoa that do not indicate that an equitable global order is close, there are considerable trends and developments visible which support what Mbeki is trying to achieve. As a consequence, it is contended that his "Global Initiative" has a much better chance of being successful than the plea for a New International Economic Order in the 1970s. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie poog om die volgende te ondersoek: die waarskynlikheid dat Suid-Afrika se President, Thabo Mbeki, die ongebalanseerde verhoudinge tussen die magtige lande van die Noorde en die gemarginaliseerde ontwikkelende wêreld kan verander. Gevolglik word gekyk in hoe die leiers van die Noordelike lande die "New Africa Inititiative", wat in Julie 2001 by die G-8 spitsberaad in Genoa deur 'n groep staatshoofde van verskeie Afrikalande (Mbeki ingesluit) bekend gestel is, ontvang het. Anders as in vorige studies, word 'n sistematiese benadering in hierdie studie gevolg. Spesiale aandag word verder geskenk aan die vraag of daar huidiglik 'n globale heroorweging onderweg is. met petrekking tot _globalisering, die ideologie van neo-liberalisme en die hantering van arm lande binne die globale politeke ekonomie. Die studie 'kom tot die gevolgtrekking dat daar merkbare neigings en ontwikkelinge is wat Mbeki se werk ondersteun. Dit is ten spyte van die feit dat Suid-Afrika, as middelrnag, ondergeskik is aan die Noordelike lande wanneer invloede op globale veranderinge ter sprake is, en nieteenstaande die gevolge van Genoa, wat geensins aandui dat 'n regverdige globale bedeling naby is nie. Gevolglik word geargumenteer dat hierdie "Globale Inisiatief' 'n beter kans het om suksesvol te wees as die pleidooi vir 'n "Nuwe Internasionale Ekonomiese Orde" tydens die 1970s.

Orientador: Rosana Baeninger / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T18:35:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Magalhaes_LuisFelipeAires_M.pdf: 2309850 bytes, checksum: f4d7f145c71ae61eda19397b0656fada (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: O processo migratório internacional é um elemento constituinte do capitalismo em escala global, tendo suas características fortemente condicionadas pelas transformações na divisão internacional do trabalho. O desenvolvimento do capitalismo em nosso continente é marcado pelo fenômeno da dependência, que, por sua incidência sobre as condições de vida e de trabalho da população, engendra historicamente um conjunto de fatores de expulsão desta força de trabalho rumo a outros países. A região sul de Santa Catarina insere-se nesta dinâmica, fundamentalmente através da crise de suas estruturas produtivas ligadas ao Complexo Carbonífero e do processo emigratório rumo aos Estados Unidos. Pretende-se neste trabalho avaliar as relações históricas existentes entre a estrutura produtiva carbonífera, a divisão internacional do trabalho e o processo emigratório desde a região, conferindo especial atenção à utilização da força de trabalho imigrante nos Estados Unidos, enquanto elemento essencial da acumulação de capital atualmente. Para tal, avaliamos a hipótese de que a crise do complexo carbonífero tenha atuado nas últimas décadas como um fator de expulsão da força de trabalho local, e ainda a hipótese de que haja uma superexploração dos trabalhadores imigrantes nos Estados Unidos. A metodologia deste trabalho é composta por uma ampla revisão teórica e bibliográfica, por uma caracterização sócia demográfica da Mesorregião Sul de Santa Catarina e do município de Criciúma através dos dados quantitativos disponíveis, pela construção de um perfil social do emigrante criciumense e uma realização de entrevistas qualitativas com agentes do Estado de Santa Catarina e com familiares de migrantes internacionais da região. Por fim, apresentamos os contornos teóricos e algumas evidências empíricas do estudo das remessas de migrantes, conferindo particular atenção aos conceitos de dependência das remessas e de síndrome emigratória / Abstract: The process of international migration is a constituent of capitalism on a global scale, with its characteristics strongly conditioned by changes in the international division of labor. The development of capitalism in our continent is characterized by the phenomenon of dependency, which, by its impact on the living conditions and working population, historically engenders a set of push factors of this workforce towards other countries. The southern region of Santa Catarina is part of this dynamic, primarily through the crisis of their productive structures related to complex Carboniferous and emigration process into the United States. The aim of this work was to evaluate the historic relationship existing among the structure productive coal, the international division of labor and the emigration process from the region, with special attention to the use of immigrant labor force in the United States as a key element of capital accumulation today. To this end, we evaluated the hypothesis that the complex coal crisis has acted in the past decades as a factor in expulsion from the local workforce, and also the hypothesis that there is a super-exploitation of immigrant workers in the United States. The methodology of this study consists of a comprehensive review and theoretical literature, the socio-demographic region of Southern Santa Catarina and in city of Criciúma through quantitative data, building a social profile of the Criciúma's emigrants and conducting qualitative interviews agents of the State of Santa Catarina and family of international migrants in the region. Finally, we present the outlines theoretical and some empirical evidence from the study of remittances of migrants, with particular attention to the concepts of dependency on remittances and emigration syndrome / Mestrado / Demografia / Mestre em Demografia

This study examines Cuba’s role in the two southern African countries of Angola and Namibia during the Cold War period. It argues that Cuba’s ideological motivations have been embodied in the mutually reinforcing concepts of proletarian internationalism and anti-imperialism. These conceptual perspectives constitute some of the central variables that influence Cuba’s foreign policy behaviour in international relations. It is within this context that one can understand Cuba’s involvement in Southern Africa. This study also attempts to explain that Cuban foreign policy towards Africa was based on two complementary and contextual objectives namely, promoting nationalism at home and nurturing revolutionary Marxist-Leninist governments, as well as supporting anti-colonial and anti-imperialist movements abroad. For the purpose of achieving these foreign policy objectives, Cuba not only engaged in state-to-state relations with Angola and Namibia; but had cordial relations with the rest of the continent and in particular Southern Africa, which also became a direct military testing ground for Cuba’s commitment to an anti-colonial and anti-imperialist revolutionary stance. Furthermore, the thesis shows that Cuba’s relentless hatred of imperialism is rooted in its historical relationship with the United States because from the turn of the century till 1958, the Americans interfered in Cuba’s internal affairs by supporting corrupt administrations and exploited the country. These practices by the United States laid the foundation for Cuba’s anti-colonialism and antiimperialism abroad. Ultimately, this thesis shows that Cuban involvement in Angola and Namibia can be conceptualised within these contexts (anti-imperialism, anti-colonialism, proletarian internationalism and revolutionary Marxism-Leninism). The role of Cuban nationalism in the realisation of these objectives and ideals, as well as its role in perpetuating and consolidating her foreign policy is assessed in this study. This nationalism and ideals of internationalism constitutes the central idea in the Cuban revolution. Finally, this thesis asserts that Cuban motives for getting involved in the politics of Southern Africa were not motivated by economic or imperialistic reasons. Rather, the historical similarity and colonial experiences between Africa and Cuba were some of the central causal factors.

The study used quantitative content analysis to compare the international news content about Africa and the rest of the world in selected daily and weekly newspapers in Malawi and explored the extent to which economic factors, as represented by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), influence news flows about Africa into Malawi. The results showed dominance of the categories of war/international conflict and politics. International news agencies were the principal sources of news items for all the four papers. Though there were differences among the newspapers in the amount of space allocated to various categories such differences were minor. The study established that GDP is not a determinant of the amount of coverage a country receives. / Communication Science / M.A. (International Communication)

Thesis (MPA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment seeks to critically analyse the impact of international funding on the present state of development in developing countries. The aim of the analysis is to provide recommendations to improve the methods and motives behind giving funding in order to increase the impact of such funding. International funding provided to developing countries is often based on rigid guidelines, requirements, restrictions and conditions. It is these conditions that need revising to be more appropriate for conditions in developing countries. Only through viewing case studies and learning from them is it possible for international funding to facilitate more innovative and effective development to those in need. The research findings are derived from analysis of the literature review of international funding and through viewing the Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) and the South African Police Service (SAPS), the two organisations of this case study. The SAPS is one of many organisations receiving international assistance and have benefited from assistance from DANIDA since 1994. Funding for the project in the study was granted after the project proposal was formulated to fit the requirements of the DANIDA Guideline for Project Preparation, a set of guidelines prescribed to any organisation wanting to receive funding from DANIDA. All funding organisations have similar guidelines although it is evident that some are more rigid and prescriptive than others. From this study a list of recommendations were developed pertaining to the sets of guidelines used by international development organisations. It appeared rational that the list of recommendations should be divided into suggestions on the required structures of development organisations and on the required aspects to be included in the project proposal and implementation. The recommendations to the structures were to determine the level of involvement of the funding organisation in the project; to determine the literacy level necessary to comply with the funding requirements; to decide on the level of involvement of external consultants; to ensure frequent reviews; and finally to ensure conflict resolution. The aspects to be included in the project proposal and implementation were based on ensuring equal opportunity in terms of diversity and gender awareness; to commit to the sustainability of the project; for all parties to be involved in the compilation of project objectives and to ensure that the project represents the overall development goals of the beneficial country. Although a number of these recommendations are applied by some organisations it is necessary for the successful outcome of a project that all are considered. Each recommendation represents a building block of development and these are all interdependent. The general conclusion of this study is therefore that some level of conditionality is necessary. No one can expect economic aid to be given without conditions but the conditions must be fair, benefiting the recipient country and ensuring that development of those living in poverty is indeed the outcome of all funding. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie werkstuk het ten doelom die impak van internasionale befondsing op die huidige stand van ontwikkeling in ontwikkelende lande krities te analiseer. Die analise het die formulering van aanbevelings ter verbetering van die metodes en motiewe agter die toestaan van befondsing ten doel ten einde die impak van sulke fondse te verhoog. Internasionale befondsing vir ontwikkelende lande is dikwels gebaseer op rigiede riglyne, vereistes, beperkings en voorwaardes. Dit is hierdie voorwaardes wat hersien moet word ten einde meer toepaslik vir toestande in ontwikkelende lande te wees. Slegs deur die ontleding van gevallestudies en lesse daaruit geleer is dit moontlik vir internasionale befondsers om meer innoverende en effektiewe ontwikkeling aan behoeftiges te fasiliteer. Die navorsingsbevindings is afgelei uit die analise van die literatuurstudie insake internasionale befondsing, asook die analise van die twee organisasies in die gevallestudie, naamlik die "Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA)" en die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie Diens (SAPD). Die SAPD is een van vele organisasies wat internasionale bystand ontvang en word reeds sedert 1994 deur DANIDA ondersteun. Befondsing vir die projek waarop die gevallestudie gebaseer is, was toegestaan nadat die projekvoorstel geformuleer is volgens die vereistes van die "DANIDA Guideline for Project Preparation". Laasgenoemde is 'n stel riglyne wat voorgeskryf word aan alle organisasies wat vir befondsing wil kwalifiseer. Alle befondsingsorganisasies het soortgelyke riglyne, alhoewel dit duidelik is dat sommiges veel meer rigied en voorskrywend is as ander. Uit die studie is 'n stel aanbevelings ontwikkel rakende die riglyne soos gebruik deur internasionale ontwikkelingsorganisasies. Dit blyk rasioneel om die lys van aanbevelings te verdeel volgens voorstelle rondom die vereiste struktuur van ontwikkelingsorganisasies, asook voorstelle aangaande die vereiste aspekte wat ingesluit moet word in die projekvoorstel en implementering. Aanbevelings insake die struktuur het ten doelom vas te stel watter vlak van betrokkenheid van die befondser benodig word; om die nodige geletterdheidsvlak vir die nakoming van die befondsingsvereistes te bepaal; om die vlak van betrokkenheid van eksterne konsultante te bepaal; om gereelde hersiening te verseker; en om konflik oplossing te verseker. Aspekte om in te sluit in die projekvoorstel en implementering is gebaseer op die versekering van gelyke geleenthede in terme van diversiteit en geslagsbewustheid; om volhoubaarheid van die projek na te streef; vir alle partye om betrokke te wees in die samestelling van die projekdoelwitte en om te verseker dat die projek die oorkoepelende ontwikkelingsdoelwitte van die begunstige land verteenwoordig. Alhoewel party van hierdie aanbevelings reeds toegepas word deur sekere organisasies, is dit noodsaaklik om alle aanbevelings in ag te neem ten einde 'n suksesvolle uitkoms van die projek te verseker. Elke aanbeveling verteenwoordig 'n boublok van ontwikkeling en almal is interafhanklik tot mekaar. Die algemene bevinding van hierdie studie is dat 'n bepaalde vlak van voorwaardelikheid noodsaaklik is. Daar kan nie verwag word dat ekonomiese hulp verskaf word sonder voorwaardes nie, maar laasgenoemde moet regverdig wees, voordelig vir die begunstigde land wees, en verseker dat ontwikkeling van diegene wat in armoede leef wel die uitkoms van alle befondsing is.

The study used quantitative content analysis to compare the international news content about Africa and the rest of the world in selected daily and weekly newspapers in Malawi and explored the extent to which economic factors, as represented by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), influence news flows about Africa into Malawi. The results showed dominance of the categories of war/international conflict and politics. International news agencies were the principal sources of news items for all the four papers. Though there were differences among the newspapers in the amount of space allocated to various categories such differences were minor. The study established that GDP is not a determinant of the amount of coverage a country receives. / Communication Science / M.A. (International Communication)