DRCLAS-Brazil-list December 2009

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The Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil - TODAY

by Marcio Siwi

*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents* *Privatized Subsoil Rights in Brazil: 1880-1940* Presentation by Professor *Gail Triner*, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University. Prof. Triner is author of Banking and Economic Development: Brazil, 1889-1930 (Palgrave Press, 2000). Her research interests include the economic history of Brazil, emphasizing finance, property rights and the environment, as well as the comparative history of Latin American banking. Professor Triner's presentation will assess the abrupt privatization of property rights to the subsoil in Brazil in 1891 by considering both the actions of miners and the outcome for the mining sector. Using new databases of indicators of mining activity (concessions and land transfers) and of mining law, Professor Triner finds that miners reacted to both privatization and re-nationalization (in 1934) in expansive manners. Neither change in the specification of rights led directly to meeting their goal of large-scale expansion, of iron ore exports and iron & steel manufacture, because of the complex interaction of other fundamental institutions. Notably, the indivisibility of real assets and the capital markets created insurmountable obstacles to private-sector mining development. Her conclusions suggest Olsen's theories of collective action as a framework for understanding the persistence of these barriers. Professor Triner by points to an important instance in which liberalized property rights were not sufficient to support self-sustaining growth, and emphasizes the need for institutional analysis to consider interaction, as well as the behavior of single, well-defined institutions. Date: *Friday, December 11 - TODAY* Time: 4:00-6:00pm Location: DRCLAS Resource Room S216 - CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street - HARVARD Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu This event is part of the Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil which is led by Professors Aldo Musacchio (Associate Professor and Marvin Bower Fellow, Harvard Business School) and Ben Ross Schneider (Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the new Harvard-MIT Workshop seeks to promote an ongoing interdisciplinary academic exchange among professors, students, and practitioners in the Cambridge-Boston area with speakers who are experts on the political economy of development in Brazil. -- Marcio Siwi Fellow / Program Officer Brazil Studies Program Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 tel (617) 495-5435 http://drclas.harvard.edu/brazil

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The Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil

by Marcio Siwi

*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents* *Privatized Subsoil Rights in Brazil: 1880-1940* Presentation by Professor *Gail Triner*, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University. Prof. Triner is author of Banking and Economic Development: Brazil, 1889-1930 (Palgrave Press, 2000). Her research interests include the economic history of Brazil, emphasizing finance, property rights and the environment, as well as the comparative history of Latin American banking. Professor Triner's presentation will assess the abrupt privatization of property rights to the subsoil in Brazil in 1891 by considering both the actions of miners and the outcome for the mining sector. Using new databases of indicators of mining activity (concessions and land transfers) and of mining law, Professor Triner finds that miners reacted to both privatization and re-nationalization (in 1934) in expansive manners. Neither change in the specification of rights led directly to meeting their goal of large-scale expansion, of iron ore exports and iron & steel manufacture, because of the complex interaction of other fundamental institutions. Notably, the indivisibility of real assets and the capital markets created insurmountable obstacles to private-sector mining development. Her conclusions suggest Olsen's theories of collective action as a framework for understanding the persistence of these barriers. Professor Triner by points to an important instance in which liberalized property rights were not sufficient to support self-sustaining growth, and emphasizes the need for institutional analysis to consider interaction, as well as the behavior of single, well-defined institutions. Date: *Friday, December 11 - TOMORROW* Time: 4:00-6:00pm Location: DRCLAS Resource Room S216 - CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street - HARVARD Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu This event is part of the Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil which is led by Professors Aldo Musacchio (Associate Professor and Marvin Bower Fellow, Harvard Business School) and Ben Ross Schneider (Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the new Harvard-MIT Workshop seeks to promote an ongoing interdisciplinary academic exchange among professors, students, and practitioners in the Cambridge-Boston area with speakers who are experts on the political economy of development in Brazil.

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Schools in Brazil - TODAY at DRCLAS

by Marcio Siwi

*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents* *Schools in Brazil* Presentation by *Jessica Acosta*, A.B. in Romance Languages and Literatures ('10). In the Sumer of 2009 Jessica participated in the Brazil Studies Program Public Policy Immersion Program (PPIP). She developed an on site research project for Fundação Lemann on the social and economic development of public education in low income areas of São Paulo. *Jessica Villegas*, A.B. in Social Anthropology ('11). In the Sumer of 2009 Jessica participated in the Brazil Studies Program Public Policy Immersion Program (PPIP). She developed an on site research project for Associação Vaga Lume, a non-profit that develops projects on education in the Amazon. & Screening of the documentary *Pro Dia Nascer Feliz* Directed by João Jardim, this emotional documentary follows a group of teenagers in Brazil from different socio-economic backgrounds as they confront the challenges of being in school. In a series of very intimate interviews, rich and poor 14-17 year-old students from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco open their hearts revealing contradictory emotions concerning prejudice, violence, anxiety, hope and love. More than the sum of its parts, Pro Dia Nascer Feliz is an in depth analysis of the challenges to education in Brazil. As the focal point in the film, the school brings together students, parents, teachers as well as representatives of the state who are trying to make a name for themselves. But the persistence of social inequality in Brazil and ineffective public administration paints a very grim picture of the country's future. Date: *Tuesday, December 8 - TODAY* Time: 6:00-8:00pm Location: BELFER Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street - HARVARD Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu

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Brazil related events at Harvard and MIT

by Marcio Siwi

*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents* *Unexpected Successes, Unanticipated Failures: Social Policy from Cardoso to Lula* Presentation by *Marcus André Melo*, Yale University and Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). He is the author of Reformas Constitucionais no Brasil Instituições Políticas e Processo Decisório, Revan. He has recently co-authored The Political Economy of Fiscal Reforms in Brazil, IADB, WP 117, 2009; and chapters in Mark Hallerberg et al eds. Who decides the budget the political economy analysis of the budget process in Latin America, DRCLAS-Harvard University Press, 2009; and E Stein and M Tommasi eds., Policy-making in Latin America: how policy shapes policy, DRCLAS-Harvard University Press, 2008. Date: *Tuesday, December 8* Time: 4 p.m. Location: Lucian Pye Conference Room, E40-496 - MIT Contact: Karina Xavier, kxavier(a)MIT.EDU This event is part of the Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil which is led by Professors Aldo Musacchio (Associate Professor and Marvin Bower Fellow, Harvard Business School) and Ben Ross Schneider (Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the new Harvard-MIT Workshop seeks to promote an ongoing interdisciplinary academic exchange among professors, students, and practitioners in the Cambridge-Boston area with speakers who are experts on the political economy of development in Brazil. ___________________ *Schools in Brazil* Presentation by *Jessica Acosta*, A.B. in Romance Langugages and Literatures ('10). In the Sumer of 2009 Jessica participated in the Brazil Studies Program Public Policy Immersion Program (PPIP). She developed an on site research project for Fundação Lemann on the social and economic development of public education in low income areas of São Paulo. *Jessica Villegas*, A.B. in Social Anthropology ('11). In the Sumer of 2009 Jessica participated in the Brazil Studies Program Public Policy Immersion Program (PPIP). She developed an on site research project for Associação Vaga Lume, a non-profit that develops projects on education in the Amazon. & Screening of the documentary *Pro Dia Nascer Feliz* Directed by João Jardim, this emotional documentary follows a group of teenagers in Brazil from different socio-economic backgrounds as they confront the challenges of being in school. In a series of very intimate interviews, rich and poor 14-17 year-old students from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco open their hearts revealing contradictory emotions concerning prejudice, violence, anxiety, hope and love. More than the sum of its parts, Pro Dia Nascer Feliz is an in depth analysis of the challenges to education in Brazil. As the focal point in the film, the school brings together students, parents, teachers as well as representatives of the state who are trying to make a name for themselves. But the persistence of social inequality in Brazil and ineffective public administration paints a very grim picture of the country's future. Date: *Tuesday, December 8* Time: 6:00-8:00pm Location: BELFER Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street - HARVARD Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu _________________ *Privatized Subsoil Rights in Brazil* Presentation by Professor *Gail Triner*, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University. Prof. Triner is author of Banking and Economic Development: Brazil, 1889-1930 (Palgrave Press, 2000). Her research interests include the economic history of Brazil, emphasizing finance, property rights and the environment, as well as the comparative history of Latin American banking. Date: *Friday, December 11* Time: 4:00-6:00pm Location: DRCLAS Resource Room S216 - CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street - HARVARD Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu This event is part of the Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil which is led by Professors Aldo Musacchio (Associate Professor and Marvin Bower Fellow, Harvard Business School) and Ben Ross Schneider (Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the new Harvard-MIT Workshop seeks to promote an ongoing interdisciplinary academic exchange among professors, students, and practitioners in the Cambridge-Boston area with speakers who are experts on the political economy of development in Brazil.

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Interested in Study Abroad or Internships in Latin America?

by Marcio Siwi

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Come learn about opportunities in Latin America! Date: Friday, December 4th - TODAY Place: CGIS South Building Room S216 Time: 5pm We will be discussing Summer opportunities, Study abroad programs, grants, and the Latin American Studies Certificate. For more information, please contact Yadira Rivera at yrivera(a)fas.harvard.edu <mailto:yrivera@fas.harvard.edu> http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/events/infosession_december4

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Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil presents

by Marcio Siwi

*Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil presents Unexpected successes, unanticipated failures: Social policy from Cardoso to Lula* Presentation by* Marcus André Melo*, Yale University and Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). He is the author of Reformas Constitucionais no Brasil Instituições Políticas e Processo Decisório, Revan. He has recently co-authored The Political Economy of Fiscal Reforms in Brazil, IADB, WP 117, 2009; and chapters in Mark Hallerberg et al eds. Who decides the budget the political economy analysis of the budget process in Latin America, DRCLAS-Harvard University Press, 2009; and E Stein and M Tommasi eds., Policy-making in Latin America: how policy shapes policy, DRCLAS-Harvard University Press, 2008. Date: *Tuesday, December 8* Time: 4 p.m. Location: Lucian Pye Conference Room, E40-496 - MIT Contact: Karina Xavier, kxavier(a)MIT.EDU Reception to follow talk. _________________ *Privatized Subsoil Rights in Brazil* Presentation by Professor *Gail Triner, *Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University. Prof. Triner is author of Banking and Economic Development: Brazil, 1889-1930 (Palgrave Press, 2000). Her research interests include the economic history of Brazil, emphasizing finance, property rights and the environment, as well as the comparative history of Latin American banking. Date: *Friday, December 11* Time: 4:00-6:00pm Location: DRCLAS Resouvce Room S216 - CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street - HARVARD Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu ________________ The Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil is led by Professors Aldo Musacchio (Associate Professor and Marvin Bower Fellow, Harvard Business School) and Ben Ross Schneider (Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the new Harvard-MIT Workshop seeks to promote an ongoing interdisciplinary academic exchange among professors, students, and practitioners in the Cambridge-Boston area with speakers who are experts on the political economy of development in Brazil. <http://web.mit.edu/misti/mit-brazil.html>

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Interested in Study Abroad or Internships in Latin America?

by Marcio Siwi

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Come learn about opportunities in Latin America! Date: Friday, December 4th Place: CGIS South Building Room S216 Time: 5pm We will be discussing Summer opportunities, Study abroad programs, grants, and the Latin American Studies Certificate. For more information, please contact Yadira Rivera at yrivera(a)fas.harvard.edu <mailto:yrivera@fas.harvard.edu> http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/events/infosession_december4

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Brazil related events at Harvard

by Marcio Siwi

*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents * *Gay Men's Health & Brazilian Immigrants Conversations on Outreach, Education, and Community* Date: *Wednesday, December 2* Time: 8:00pm Location: Harvard College Women's Center (Canaday B Basement) Map to the Women's Center in Canaday basement, Entryway B: http://map.harvard.edu/level3.cfm?mapname=camb_allston&tile=F7&quadrant=B&s… Refreshments and salgadinhos provided Join the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189240234242&ref=mf Presentation by HIV/AIDS outreach workers and volunteers from the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) followed by informal conversation to explore intersections of public health, immigrant and gay experiences. Co-sponsored by the Harvard College Queer Students and Allies (QSA) and the Brazil Studies Program at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) _____________ *Summer Opportunities, Study Abroad Programs, Grants, and the DRCLAS Certificate on Latin American Studies* Date: *Friday, December 4* Time: 5:00 pm Location: CGIS South, S-216, Resource Room, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge _____________ *Schools in Brazil Preventions by Harvard Students and Documentary Film* Presentation by *Jessica Acosta*, A.B. in Romance Langugages and Literatures ('10). In the Sumer of 2009 Jessica participated in the Brazil Studies Program Public Policy Immersion Program (PPIP). She developed an on site research project for Fundação Lemann on the social and economic development of public education in low income areas of São Paulo. *Jessica Villegas*, A.B. in Social Anthropology ('11). In the Sumer of 2009 Jessica participated in the Brazil Studies Program Public Policy Immersion Program (PPIP). She developed an on site research project for Associação Vaga Lume, a non-profit that develops projects on education in the Amazon. & Screening of the documentary *Pro Dia Nascer Feliz* Directed by João Jardim, this emotional documentary follows a group of teenagers in Brazil from different socio-economic backgrounds as they confront the challenges of being in school. In a series of very intimate interviews, rich and poor 14-17 year-old students from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco open their hearts revealing contradictory emotions concerning prejudice, violence, anxiety, hope and love. More than the sum of its parts, Pro Dia Nascer Feliz is an in depth analysis of the challenges to education in Brazil. As the focal point in the film, the school brings together students, parents, teachers as well as representatives of the state who are trying to make a name for themselves. But the persistence of social inequality in Brazil and ineffective public administration paints a very grim picture of the country's future. Date: *Tuesday, December 8* Time: 6:00-8:00pm Location: BELFER Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu _____________ *Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil* *Privatized Subsoil Rights in Brazil* A presentation by Professor *Gail Triner* (Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University). Prof. Triner is author of Banking and Economic Development: Brazil, 1889-1930 (Palgrave Press, 2000). Her research interests include the economic history of Brazil, emphasizing finance, property rights and the environment, as well as the comparative history of Latin American banking. Date: *Friday, December 11* Time: 4:00-6:00pm Location: DRCLAS Resouvce Room S216 - CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu Led by Professors Aldo Musacchio (Associate Professor and Marvin Bower Fellow, Harvard Business School) and Ben Ross Schneider (Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the new Harvard-MIT Workshop seeks to promote an ongoing interdisciplinary academic exchange among professors, students, and practitioners in the Cambridge-Boston area with speakers who are experts on the political economy of development in Brazil. ______________ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE BRAZIL STUDIES PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS GO TO: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events * *

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