Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed April 7, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-129).

Thesis (M. S.)--Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. / Committee Chair: Ghosal, Vivek; Committee Member: Iacopetta, Maurizio; Committee Member: Kilic, Rehim.

American automobile manufacturers experienced a bitter-sweet time during the 1980s. On one hand, they gained support from the government to prevent mass imports of small cars from Japan; while on the other hand, they still lost market share to their Japanese counterparts and ever since then, they have been facing fierce competition from the Japanese auto-makers. To better understand today s competition in the automobile market, it is crucial to study the industry in the 1980s when the scope of the market began to change. This paper focuses mainly on studying the compact car market in the 1980s, which was the primary competition field then. It first briefly introduces the rise of Japanese automobile industry, and the economic background of the decade. Then it examines the U.S. compact car segment in detail, and finally constructs a model to explain consumer decisions on purchasing compact cars. In the end, it gives suggestion to the Big Three companies according to the findings presented in this paper.

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, August, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / A presente dissertação analisa a inserção do campo educacional no contexto político da transição democrática dos anos 80, focalizando o I Congresso Mineiro de Educação e seu principal idealizador, o educador Neidson Rodrigues, destacando, ao mesmo tempo, a participação do professorado mineiro nas lutas sociais do período. O estudo sinaliza que o Congresso Mineiro de Educação se justifica muito mais pelo que representou como elemento organizador do movimento de oposição do professorado mineiro ao regime autoritário, do que efetivamente pelo sentido de apontar soluções para os complexos problemas educacionais da época. Por outro lado, ressalta ainda a contribuição de Neidson Rodrigues ao processo de deslegitimação dos governos militares, a partir da proposta de esvaziamento da lógica autoritária na educação, através do seu projeto de uma nova escola, comprometida com a formação integral do ser humano. Portanto, seu pensamento se contrapõe ao projeto educacional do regime militar, cuja prioridade estava voltada para atender às necessidades de reprodução do capital. / This dissertation analyzes the insertion of the educational area into the political context of the democratic transition of the 80s. It focuses on the First Education Congress of Minas Gerais and its main idealizer, the educator Neidson Rodrigues and, at the same time, it emphasizes the participation of teachers in the social struggles of that period. The findings suggest that the Education Congress may be considered much more by its role in organizing the opposition of teachers to the military regime in Brazil than effectively searching for solutions for the complex educational problems of the time. In this regard, Neidson Rodrigues contributed to unlegitimize the military governments by emptying their educational project of a new school which pledged the integral formation of the human being. Therefore, his thoughts opposed the educational project of the regime, whose priorities were directed to meet the needs of strengthening the capital.

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / A presente dissertação analisa a inserção do campo educacional no contexto político da transição democrática dos anos 80, focalizando o I Congresso Mineiro de Educação e seu principal idealizador, o educador Neidson Rodrigues, destacando, ao mesmo tempo, a participação do professorado mineiro nas lutas sociais do período. O estudo sinaliza que o Congresso Mineiro de Educação se justifica muito mais pelo que representou como elemento organizador do movimento de oposição do professorado mineiro ao regime autoritário, do que efetivamente pelo sentido de apontar soluções para os complexos problemas educacionais da época. Por outro lado, ressalta ainda a contribuição de Neidson Rodrigues ao processo de deslegitimação dos governos militares, a partir da proposta de esvaziamento da lógica autoritária na educação, através do seu projeto de uma nova escola, comprometida com a formação integral do ser humano. Portanto, seu pensamento se contrapõe ao projeto educacional do regime militar, cuja prioridade estava voltada para atender às necessidades de reprodução do capital. / This dissertation analyzes the insertion of the educational area into the political context of the democratic transition of the 80s. It focuses on the First Education Congress of Minas Gerais and its main idealizer, the educator Neidson Rodrigues and, at the same time, it emphasizes the participation of teachers in the social struggles of that period. The findings suggest that the Education Congress may be considered much more by its role in organizing the opposition of teachers to the military regime in Brazil than effectively searching for solutions for the complex educational problems of the time. In this regard, Neidson Rodrigues contributed to unlegitimize the military governments by emptying their educational project of a new school which pledged the integral formation of the human being. Therefore, his thoughts opposed the educational project of the regime, whose priorities were directed to meet the needs of strengthening the capital.