A região de Caxias do Sul constitui o segundo pólo industrial mais importante do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, atrás somente da Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre. Sua importância econômica, alicerçada em setores como o metal-mecânico automotivo, moveleiro e alimentício, perdura mesmo após a abertura comercial instaurada no Brasil a partir da década de 1990. Essa pesquisa esforça-se por analisar o problema da industrialização de Caxias do Sul sob o viés da teoria do desenvolvimento desigual, elaborada em sua versão mais refinada por David Harvey. Segundo esse enfoque, o desenvolvimento geográfico desigual é uma expressão da acumulação capitalista e resulta da tendência à concentração de recursos e riquezas (forças produtivas) em pontos nodais do espaço que contrastam com porções do espaço menos prósperas economicamente. Há, segundo essa interpretação, uma lógica universal que permeia as diferentes escalas da reprodução global da sociedade capitalista e que produz as diferenciações socioespaciais enquanto elemento inerente à sua dinâmica. Nesse sentido, o problema central dessa pesquisa consiste em compreender a formação de uma regionalidade da acumulação capitalista a partir da análise da indústria metal-mecânica automotiva no município de Caxias do Sul destacando os riscos e contradições do processo. Para isso, abordamos as fragilidades produzidas pela especialização produtiva regional e as estratégias utilizadas pelas empresas do setor para manter a competitividade econômica em um novo ambiente de negócios, com forte concorrência internacional. Enfatizamos ainda o papel das representações ideológicas para a reprodução de uma relativa estabilidade/coerência regional, diante das forças de desestruturação/reestruturação colocadas pela globalização. / The region of Caxias do Sul is among the largest industrial center in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, second only to the Metropolitan Area of Porto Alegre. Its economic relevance, based on sectors such as metalworking and automotive, furniture and food processing and manufacturing, persists even after Brazils trade opening in the 1990s. This research aims to analyze the question of the industrialization of Caxias do Sul drawing on the theory of uneven development, advanced in its most refined version by David Harvey. According to this theoretical framework, uneven geographical development is an expression of capitalist accumulation and results in the tendency towards a concentration of resources and wealth (productive forces) in nodal points of space that contrast with other, less prosperous areas in economic terms. There is, following Harvey, a universal logic that permeates the different scales of the global reproduction of capitalist society and produces the socio-spatial differentiations as an inherent element of its dynamic. Thus the central aim of this research is to understand the formation of a regionality of capitalist accumulation by analyzing the automotive and metalworking industry in the municipality of Caxias do Sul, as well as to highlight the risks and contradictions of this process. To do so, we focused on the vulnerabilities of the regional productive specialization and the strategies pursued by firms in this sector to keep competitive in a new business environment marked by strong foreign competition. We also emphasized the role of ideological representations in reproducing a relative stability and coherence in the region in a context of disorganizing and restructuring forces brought by globalization.

Busca-se investigar o desenvolvimento geográfico desigual da Suzano no Maranhão, atentando para a relação com o Estado, os conflitos sociais e os impactos ambientais. Concebe-se, aqui, a Suzano como um agente social e econômico dotado de características particulares cujas ações influenciam e reverberam nas dimensões socioambientais do espaço geográfico maranhense e além fronteiras. Para isto realizou-se três etapas principais: trabalhos de campo, a revisão bibliográfica e a produção da dissertação. Além da apresentação, introdução e metodologia, a dissertação está dividida em cinco capítulos. No primeiro capítulo procurou-se entender o debate realizado por alguns geógrafos acerca da discussão desenvolvimento/subdesenvolvimento. São destacados os seguintes autores: 1) Yves Lacoste, 2) Milton Santos 3) Horieste Gomes, 4) Germán Wettstein, 5) Carlos Walter Porto-Gonçalves e 6) Jorge Montenegro Gómez. No segundo capítulo, advogo que a leitura do capitalismo contemporâneo, para além da dicotomia desenvolvido-subdesenvolvido, deve tomar como base a teoria do desenvolvimento geográfico desigual do capitalismo, sustentada pelos geógrafos Neil Smith e David Harvey. No capítulo terceiro, trouxe para a discussão reflexões acerca do papel do Estado na evolução histórica do Grupo Suzano, bem como seu consequente desenvolvimento. Sustento que o apoio do Estado é de fundamental importância para o desenvolvimento da empresa. Apoio esse que se materializa em isenções fiscais, planos de desenvolvimento e apoios financeiros, como no caso do Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES). No quarto capítulo, que trata sobre os projetos de desenvolvimento, o intuito é ofertar um panorama geral acerca da territorialização da empresa no referido Estado. Procuro, sempre que possível, refletir teoricamente acerca da interconexão dos projetos florestais, plantas industriais, acessos rodoferroviários e terminal portuário. Por fim, apresento uma reflexão na qual pretendo compreender a produção da natureza como estratégia de acumulação analisando a aquisição da empresa de biotecnologia FuturaGene pela Suzano / Seeks to investigate the uneven geographical development of Suzano in Maranhão state, noting the relationship with the state, social conflicts and environmental impacts. Suzano is conceived here, as a social and economic agent endowed with individual characteristics whose actions influence and reverberates on social and environmental dimensions of Maranhão geographical space and beyond its frontiers. To accomplish this, I set three main stages: field work, literature review and the production of the dissertation. Besides the presentation, introduction and methodology, the dissertation is divided into five chapters. In the first chapter it was sought to understand the debate held by some geographers about the development / underdevelopment discussion. The following authors are highlighted: 1) Yves Lacoste, 2) Milton Santos 3) Horieste Gomes, 4) Germán Wettstein, 5) Carlos Walter Porto-Gonçalves e 6) Jorge Montenegro Gómez. In the second chapter, I advocate that the reading of contemporary capitalism, beyond the dichotomy developed-underdeveloped, must be based on the theory of uneven geographical development of capitalism, supported by geographers Neil Smith and David Harvey. In the third chapter, brought to discussion reflections about the State\'s role in the historical evolution of the Suzano Group and its consequent development. I argue that State support is crucial for the development of the company. Support which materializes in tax exemptions, development plans and financial support, as in the case of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES). In the fourth chapter, which deals with development projects, the aim is to offer an overview about the territorialization of the company in that State. I try, whenever possible, to reflect theoretically about the interconnection of forestry projects, industrial plants, rail-road accesses and port terminal. Finally, I present a reflection in which I want to understand the production of nature as accumulation strategy analyzing the acquisition of biotechnology company FuturaGene by Suzano

The present thesis shows the manner of distributing workers on shifts with regular work load but uneven work schedules. It is generally known as the covering or set-covering problem. The present paper describes a way to solve it with mathematical modelling and programs for possible planning of workers on shifts. The issue is documented on a case of an existing company.

Die Dissertation befasst sich mit Einkommenszyklen offener Volkswirtschaften. Im Grundmodell werden Einkommensunterschiede der Länder durch verschiedene Lernexternalitäten ausgelöst. Arbeitsteilung im internationalen Handel verfestigt die Ungleichentwicklung. Das Aufkommen neuer Technologien benachteiligt Länder hoher Lernexternalitäten und ermöglicht die Umkehrung der Einkommensunterschiede. Mit immer neuen Technologien geht so ein ständiger Wechsel der Einkommenspositionen einher. In dieses Modell wird in der Dissertation eine Lernfunktion integriert. Erweiterungen befassen sich mit den Veränderungen des Einkommenszyklus durch anreizkompatible Verteilung der Handelsgewinne, durch Auftreten von Spillovers der Lernexternalität zwischen den Ländern und zwischen den Technologiegenerationen und durch Migration von Arbeit.

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The purpose of this research was to model the growth and yield of bottomland hardwood forests of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley and to explain the economic tradeoffs of even- and uneven-aged management. The US Forest Service (USFS) Forest Vegetation Simulator was used to model growth and yield for four different bottomland hardwood forest types using USFS inventory data. Even- and uneven-aged management scenarios were optimized for timber revenue maximization using the Land Expectation Value formula. Analyses suggested that growth and yield of even-aged and uneven-aged management approaches differ in terms of end products and harvesting time. The even-aged management scenarios performed better over the uneven-aged management scenarios with few exceptions; however, the magnitude of the economic tradeoff depended upon initial stand conditions and required rates of return. These analyses will allow landowners to understand how much economic gain or loss they may realize by adopting an alternative management.

Despite the voluminous literature on North-South macroeconomic interactions and the key role of terms of trade variations in growth transmission from one region to another, a significant research gap persists for two reasons. First, there has been very little empirical work on testing of the relationships between growth patterns and terms of trade movements. Second, the empirical studies dedicated to testing the Prebisch-Singer Thesis (PST) focused on testing the long-run tendency for the terms of trade of primary commodities to deteriorate and neglected the joint nature of the predictions arising out of a complete formulation of PST. This dissertation seeks to properly specify the PST, provide a generalization of it to the case of imbalanced trade, and extend it to a three-region framework through a structuralist North-South model. Multiple paths of growth divergence/convergence and terms of trade deterioration/improvement emerge depending on the structural changes influencing the income-elasticity differentials. I carry out two sets of empirical analyses. First, I use aggregate data on North-South terms of trade indices to test the presence and significance of a downward trend. Second, I use panel data analysis and rolling regressions to show the evolution of income-elasticity differentials. The results suggest that the growth rates of developing countries during the 1980s declined in both absolute and relative terms partly as a result of the downward trend in terms of trade and partly as a result of income elasticity differentials reflecting the productive and technological asymmetries between the developed and developing economies. However, these structural asymmetries have not remained constant: the results show that they changed both over time and over cross-sections of different groups of countries. In general the countries that diversified towards manufactured exports had better chances of eliminating the elasticity differentials, and thus attaining relatively higher rates of growth. The cross-country study is complemented by a comparative case study of Turkey and Malaysia. The results show that industrial and trade policies, if carefully designed and effectively implemented, can counter potential costs of external market dynamics while taking advantage of the opportunities for advancing dynamic comparative advantages.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / In recent years, there has been an increase in special education complaints filed against school corporations for noncompliance with the terms of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) established in a Case Conference Committee meeting. Case Conference Committees include parents/guardians, Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) students, and educators. Parents/guardians are equal partners to the school corporation when developing the IEP. Disagreements within Case Conference Committee (CCC) meetings can lead to strained relationships. During Case Conference Committee Meetings, parents/guardians may disagree with educators related to managing the student’s IEP (Indiana Department of Education, 2021). Consequently, a parent/guardian of a SLD student may file a complaint or due process hearing resulting from poor communication between parties during or after a Case Conference Meeting (McQuerrey, 2019). The Critical Organizational Communication Theory was applied in exploring if parents/guardians experienced the Indiana IEP Resource Center’s common issues in CCC meetings including: the lack of (1) Communication, (2) Preparation, (3) Clarity, (4) Respect, and (5) Transparency. A narrative approach was used to tell the stories of parents/guardians and SLD students’ experience in CCC meetings.