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The author argues that the conjugation of certain democratic, socioeconomic and political factors has led to the "nationalization" of presidential elections in Brazil since 1960. The expansion of the electoral market res...

This paper argues that the conjugation of certain democratic, socioeconomic and political factors has led to the ?nationalization? of presidential elections in Brazil since 1960. The expansion of the electoral market res...

The author shows in a first reflection the historical conjunction presented in the crisis of social processes and structures in Venezuela. This crisis presents processes simultaneously derived from the important which me...

BOWLING ALONE warns Americans that their stock of social capital, the very fabric of their connections with each other, has been accelerating down. Putnam describes the resulting impoverishment of their lives and communi...

Materias / palabras clave: Dengue fever; Public health; Environmental health; Geography; Global health; Population; Dengue virus; Distribution (mathematics); Urbanization; Medicine; Demography; Virology

This paper contributes to the empirical literature on pensions and saving by studying the influence of funded pension systems on the gross national saving rate using a sample of 48 developed and developing countries over...

Cancer constitutes an enormous burden on society in more and less economically developed countries alike. The occurrence of cancer is increasing because of the growth and aging of the population, as well as an increasing...