Publishing Institution: Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) / Political Geography: Global Focus

Author:: Claudio Contador
Publication Date:: 07-2014
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI)
Abstract:: The opening of the reinsurance market in Brazil finally took place in 2007, amidst euphoria and great expectations. The process lasted nearly two decades, with little movement, to the great frustration of the companies, international investors and, especially, the domestic insurance market, which was in need of modernization and less government involvement. The exhaustion of the nationalized reinsurance model created in 1939 was evident by the 1990s and became even more visible in that decade, in the face of opportunities for insurance offered by the large investments in infrastructure, and rural, environmental and disaster insurance, among others.
Topic:: International Trade and Finance, Global Markets, Financial Markets, and Global Political Economy
Political Geography:: Brazil and Global Focus

Author:: Luara Lopes
Publication Date:: 03-2014
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI)
Abstract:: Luara Lopes examines the main processes of the current international development agenda; including the review of the Millennium Development Goals, the negotiation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the construction of a new, post-2015 global framework.
Topic:: Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals, International Development, and Global Political Economy
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Haroldo Machado Filho and Thiago de Araújo Mendes
Publication Date:: 02-2014
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI)
Abstract:: Haroldo Machado Filho and Thiago Mendes introduce the reader to the complex architecture of international funding available for mitigation and adaptation to climate change. In a very consistent manner, the authors propose an analysis on the institutional and political context in which the creation and maintenance of these financial mechanisms occur. Emphasizing the truly global spatial scale of climate change, Machado Filho and Mendes highlight the importance of international cooperation to promote the transformation to a low-carbon world and with more resilient societies to climate change. However, the authors show that the negotiations in multilateral forums aimed at the question of financing have been marked by slow decision-making and the absence of clear rules that guide the implementation of the agreements.
Topic:: Climate Change, International Trade and Finance, and Climate Finance
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: José Veiga
Publication Date:: 02-2014
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI)
Abstract:: José Eli da Veiga critically examines the socioeconomic measures already established, like the GDP and the Human Development Index (HDI). The author contextualizes the creation of such measures and points out the limits of those, which can measure the economic performance of a given society, but are not intended to measure welfare and sustainability. With a keen eye, Eli da Veiga addresses the major issues related to the development and adoption of new indicators, selecting four emerging indicators to be examined in detail. These indexes – all created by renowned international institutions – seek to overcome the notion of wealth based on the production of commodities and on physical capital and propose a narrative of progress that is more compatible with the 21st century, focusing on people’s quality of life and on environmental sustainability.
Topic:: International Political Economy, Political and institutional effectiveness, and International Development
Political Geography:: Global Focus

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