scholarly journals Energy-Efficient Real Estate or How It Is Perceived by Potential Homebuyers in Four Latin American Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Encinas ◽  
Carlos Marmolejo-Duarte ◽  
Elizabeth Wagemann ◽  
Carlos Aguirre
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technological Problem ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Role Of The State

This article analyses how energy efficiency regulatory frameworks have been developed in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Chile, within a context of developing countries, and it discusses if this context has been able to influence a culture of buildings’ energy efficiency in consumers. An online survey was applied to consumers who wanted to buy a house, aiming to understand their position regarding sustainability, and the role of the state versus the individual role, among other issues. The aim of the study is to identify consumer’s perception of energy efficiency and sustainability to promote a future research agenda in the Latin American context. In general, consumers value sustainability, except when they are presented in opposition to economic growth and social protection. However, it is possible to identify differences between Chile, with an established neoliberal economy, and countries that have economies in transition. Indeed, Argentina and Brazil show differences in terms of the role of the State, or the thermal comfort, which is considered a matter of habits rather than a mere technological problem. For driving more sustainable behaviours, consumers should be engaged in the implementation of these standards, creating a twofold process including homebuyers on one hand and mandatory requirements on the other.

Nouveaux principes de référence et différenciation des arbitrages politiques : le cas des politiques à l'égard des sans-emploi

1998 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gérard Boismenu ◽  
Pascale Dufour
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Level Of Abstraction ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Political Orientations ◽  
Reference Et ◽  
The Welfare State

AbstractThis article underlines three principles of reference that renew discourse on and comprehension of the role of the state in social protection towards unemployed people. At a certain level of abstraction, those principles of reference are present in many countries. They lead to label and to understand situations in different terms of which we were familiar during the Welfare State apogee. At the same time, they permit and open up to various political orientations and mechanisms of implementation. This dualism is emphasized. Four countries are referenced for this discussion: Canada, France, Germany and Sweden. The study considers the way in which problems are stated in their principles and the implementation of programmes. Policies and programmes implemented reveal logics of intervention which suggest different ways to consider the articulation between the « integrated area » and the « excluded area » of the society.

scholarly journals The Urban Worlds of Latin and Anglo America: PrefatoryThoughts

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Richard M. Morse
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Urban Experience ◽  
European Settlement ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Introductory Paper

This introductory paper examines some of the main questions raised by the papers presented to the urbanization symposium in Vancouver. Comparisons between the Latin American urban experience and that of the United States and Canada revealed basic contrasts in spite of some broad hemispheric similarities. Differences were particularly apparent in the residual influence of native society on later European settlement, in the role of the state versus private commerce in growth and development, and in the differing class structures.

scholarly journals Crise politique et transnationalisation de l’État en Amérique latine : une interprétation théorique

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Nef
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
National Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
State Terrorism ◽  
Structural Relationships ◽  
Acute Crisis

If the crisis of the state has been a common trait in Latin America, its manifestations have not been the same throughout the continent. This article examines two general and apparently contraditory trends : the trend toward authoritarian capitalism resulting from the crisis of hegemony in South America and the trend towards popularly-based insurgency resulting from a crisis of domination in most of Central America. The author bases his general interpretation of these trends on the analysis of the historical and structural relationships between four factors identified as responsible for the drastic change in the role of the state, from "national development" to "national security" : the crisis in the model of accumulation, the growing polarization of political alliance, the transnationalization of the civil society and the state, and the interplay between relative autonomy of the state and transnationalization. He finds that the combination of transnational integration of the Latin American elites into one U.S.-centered project with hegemonic pretensions, and a growing marginalization and alienation on the part of the bulk of the internal constituencies has brought about an acute crisis of both legitimation and domination. As violence becomes the most common political currency -with repression and plain state terrorism evolving into a distinct style of politics - and the prospects towards redemocratization being very fragile, the author concludes that revolutionary struggles may be the only possibility for an indigenous redefinition of development, national self-determination and democracy.

scholarly journals PERSEPSI ANAK MUDA TERHADAP KEBERADAAN LANSIA DI INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Adityo Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The State ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Survey System ◽  
People’S Perceptions

Indonesia will experience an increase in the number of elderly in the next few years. This condition will have two implications at once. Being a burden on society and the country, or able to contribute positively. If the elderly continue to be active and can be empowered. This article contains an overview of young people's perceptions of the existence of the elderly. Both in the form of activities, rights, and the role of the state. The study was conducted with an online survey system. Respondents were 347 young people aged 16-30 years. The results showed that young people fully support various activities undertaken by the elderly. But do not understand the rights of the elderly. Young people also demand the participation of the state in efforts to meet the welfare of the elderly. Young people with their characteristics are expected to be able to be involved in protecting the elderly. Keywords: Youth, Elderly, Activities, Rights, State.

scholarly journals Discontinuous continuity: Structural change and its (divergent) meanings in Latin American structuralism and neo-structuralism

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (80) ◽  
pp. 445-469
Author(s):  
Emilia Ormaechea ◽  
Víctor Ramiro Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Latin American ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
The State ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Role Of The State

This paper analyses the continuities and discontinuities regarding the concept of structural change in Latin American structuralism and neo-structuralism and considers the global context in which these ideas and their variations are produced. In this sense, the transformations of capitalism from 1950 onwards are taken into account as are the diagnoses and strategies promoted by the ECLAC to ultimately achieve structural change through structuralism and neo-structuralism. How the role of the state is conceived in each of these contexts and the consequences derived from state intervention to promote the structural change are also analysed.

scholarly journals What does the Kappian perspective of social costs bring to the public health debate?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliezer Magno Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Costs ◽  
Public Health Policies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Health Specialist ◽  
The Relationship

Background: this theoretical essay was produced from the reflections and seminars of the PhD Programme in Governance, Knowledge and Innovation, of the Faculty of Economics - University of Coimbra and in the author's personal experience as a public health specialist. The main objective is to deepen the discussion on the concept of social costs in Kapp (Frigato, 2006), and its relationship with public health, also reflecting on the role of the State in the implementation of Public Health Policies. Methods: we follow the guidelines of Meneghetti (2011), understanding that in the essay, the object is studied in its dialectical condition, not necessarily requiring empirical proof. It starts from the guiding questions for theoretical argumentation, seeking to understand the object through associations or analogies, without the formalism of traditional scientific technique. Results: we can see that the Kappian perspective on social costs, expands its reach to the political level, and the concept can serve as a basis for the analysis of public policies. In particular, on public health, this concept contributes to the reflection of the role of the State, in social protection and in its permanent relationship with the market. Conclusion: the Kappian perspective perceives the circularity and interdependence in the relationship between health and the costs of capitalism, favours new insights and a critical reading of the associated institutional political phenomena, power games and conflicts around the public-private relationship in health.

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