quinta-feira, 31 de março de 2011

Dinheiro livre -

Here are two of Hayek's greatest essays in one small and beautiful volume at a very low price. It is a perfect way to introduce yourself and others to this giant of the 20th century.
The book begins with Hayek's most excellent essay on money. It is also his most radical. He plainly says that central banks cannot be reformed. There can never be sound money so long as they are in charge. He calls for their complete abolition, no compromises accepted. He wants the market in charge of money from top to bottom.
His words predicting crisis followed by wild swings in valuation are up to the minute. He also relates the quality of money with the recurrence of crisis, showing an excellent application of Austrian theory.
Hayek was deeply influenced by Mises, and this shows here in the area of money.
The second essay is "The Pretense of Knowledge," his shocking Nobel speech that explained why the very idea of government in our times is unintellectual, presumptuous, and untenable. He is as critical of socialism as he is of interventionism. He shows that the state is not capable of doing all that it is charged with doing, and why conceding it any role in social and economic management is dangerous to liberty.
It was not the speech everyone expected. But it lived up to Hayek's lifelong commitment to telling truth to power.
This small book, just right for sticking in your back pocket or purse, is really a first in the Hayekian literature: small form, powerful words, and by the great man himself.

quarta-feira, 30 de março de 2011

Evento em Aracaju

Estão abertas as inscrições para o I SEMINARIO INTERNACIONAL BRASIL-CANADA que será organizado aqui na UFS entre os dias 18 e 20 de abril próximos.
Contamos com a divulgaçao e com a presença dos colegas.
Mais informaçoes consultar a página do Centro de Estudos Canadenses www.cec.gid-ufs.org
As vagas sao limitadas!

terça-feira, 29 de março de 2011

Evento em Porto Alegre

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Em abril de 2010 o Instituto Mises Brasil tomou a iniciativa de realizar o primeiro Seminário exclusivo sobre a Escola Austríaca de economia no Brasil, trazendo alguns de seus maiores representantes mundiais e nacionais. O evento foi um sucesso total, atraindo um público de mais de 200 participantes por dia e uma grande atenção da mídia, inclusive ganhando matérias de 2 páginas nas principais revistas do país, Veja e Época.

Este ano vamos promover um evento ainda melhor que o do ano passado, portanto, imperdível.
Confira os palestrantes e os outros detalhes e garanta já o seu lugar. As vagas são limitadas.
O evento contará com tradução simultânea.
Inscreva-se já no II Seminário de Economia Austríaca!
Local
R. Dom Pedro II, 861 - Porto Alegre - RS

Evento na USP

segunda-feira, 28 de março de 2011

A fraude da democracia

Leia a entrevista com Hans-Hermann Hoppe sobre "Democracy the God that Failed":
Daily Bell: Please answer these questions as our readers were not already aware of your fine work and considered opinions. Let's jump right in. Why is democracy "The God that failed?"
Dr. Hans-Hermann Hoppe: The traditional, pre-modern state-form is that of a (absolute) monarchy. The democratic movement was directed against kings and the classes of hereditary nobles. Monarchy was criticized as being incompatible with the basic principle of the "equality before the law." It rested on privilege and was unfair and exploitative. Democracy was supposed to be the way out. In opening participation and entry into state-government to everyone on equal terms, so the advocates of democracy claimed, equality before the law would become reality and true freedom would reign. But this is all a big error.
True, under democracy everyone can become king, so to speak, not only a privileged circle of people. Thus, in a democracy no personal privileges exist. However, functional privileges and privileged functions exist. Public officials, if they act in an official capacity, are governed and protected by "public law" and thereby occupy a privileged position vis-à-vis persons acting under the mere authority of "private law." In particular, public officials are permitted to finance or subsidize their own activities through taxes. That is, they are permitted to engage in, and live off, what in private dealings between private law subjects is prohibited and considered "theft" and "stolen loot." Thus, privilege and legal discrimination – and the distinction between rulers and subjects – will not disappear under democracy.
Even worse: Under monarchy, the distinction between rulers and ruled is clear. I know, for instance, that I will never become king, and because of that I will tend to resist the king's attempts to raise taxes. Under democracy, the distinction between rulers and ruled becomes blurred. The illusion can arise "that we all rule ourselves," and the resistance against increased taxation is accordingly diminished. I might end up on the receiving end: as a tax-recipient rather than a tax-payer, and thus view taxation more favorably.
And moreover: As a hereditary monopolist, a king regards the territory and the people under his rule as his personal property and engages in the monopolistic exploitation of this "property." Under democracy, monopoly and monopolistic exploitation do not disappear. Rather, what happens is this: instead of a king and a nobility who regard the country as their private property, a temporary and interchangeable caretaker is put in monopolistic charge of the country. The caretaker does not own the country, but as long as he is in office he is permitted to use it to his and his protégés' advantage. He owns its current use – usufruct – but not its capital stock. This does not eliminate exploitation. To the contrary, it makes exploitation less calculating and carried out with little or no regard to the capital stock. Exploitation becomes shortsighted and capital consumption will be systematically promoted.
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Biblio-Terapia

Leia como biblioterapia ajuda curar doenças e depressões e ajuda de manter um bom espírito:
Whether it’s divorce, illness, depression, or loss, we all face dark times in our lives. Even during our calmest periods, the heavy questions of life and tragedies of others can weigh upon us. We seek comfort and sense – not necessarily easy answers but encouragement, direction and finally confirmation that others have gone through what we’re thinking and experiencing.
In books, we look for other means of comprehending our problems or the complexities we question in the world. They expand us with their novel perspectives and emotional force. They simultaneously illuminate our individual circumstances and affirm the essential commonalities of humanity. They offer us alternative settings and narratives against which we can observe the substance and delineations of our own identities. Other times books provide a simple but much needed escape. For an hour or so, we can try on the lives of literary figures or poetic voices and leave behind our own burdens and limitations. We inhabit another outlook or existence and return both fortified and fulfilled for the creative venture.
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sábado, 26 de março de 2011

Educação e desenvolvimento - o caso de Portugal

O Wall Street Journal nota "... Portugal is the poorest country in Western Europe. It is also the least educated, and that has emerged as a painful liability in its gathering economic crisis...
Education long was an afterthought here. "The southern countries like Portugal and Spain and the south of France and Italy, we have always had some problems related with education," says António Nóvoa, a historian who is rector of the University of Lisbon. "That's been like that since the 16th century."
The repressive dictatorship that ruled Portugal from 1926 to 1974 had the idea "that people should not have ambition to be something different than what they were," Mr. Nóvoa says. The result was widespread illiteracy and little formal schooling; just three years were compulsory. Huge leaps have been made since the 1970s, he says, but "it is not easy to change a history of five centuries."
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quinta-feira, 24 de março de 2011

Racismo sem racistas

Como as políticas de "anti-racismo" provocam a continução do racismo. Leia como a realidade é bem diferente da propagando dos poiticos e governos -- não só no Brasil.

It’s mostly anti-racists keeping racism alive. 

While race-relations experts fret about managing people, young people are embracing ‘superdiversity’.

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quarta-feira, 23 de março de 2011

Educação cara não vale

A new study from Princeton University shows that expensive college degrees are not necessarily worth the lofty price tags in the long run when you take into account one's natural ability.
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terça-feira, 22 de março de 2011

A Gênese da Ciência


Most of us have been taught that medieval times were the "Dark Ages" for science, mathematics, and technology.
Yet, in his stunning new book, The Genesis of Science, author and historian James Hannam reveals the politically incorrect truth: the Middle Ages were not a time of intellectual stagnation, superstition, or ignorance.
On the contrary, they were a time of scientific breakthroughs, technological advancements, and intellectual triumphs.
For example, did you know that the glasses you're wearing now were invented in the Middle Ages?
Or that the compass in your friend's smartphone was also invented in the Middle Ages?
Or how about that camera you recently took a picture with? You guessed it, also invented during the Middle Ages.
In fact, without the work of "barbaric" medieval scholars and the active support of the Church, there wouldn't be many of the other vital inventions that we take for granted today.
In the Genesis of Science Hannam reveals:
  • Why science and technology flourished in the Middle Ages not despite of the Church, but because of it
  • Why Galileo's notorious trial was about politics, not science
  • Why people in the Middle Ages did not think the Earth was flat—and how they could actually prove it wasn't
  • Why the Inquisition never executed anyone because of their scientific ideas or discoveries
Provocative and engaging, The Genesis of Science unravels the hidden truths of our history and reveals how the "Dark" Ages laid the foundation for the greatest achievement of western civilization: modern science.

Educaçao - a grande mudança

A moderna tecnologia de comunicação diminiui o impacto dos grandes centros da educação sobre a performance de professores e estudantes:
"... In 2006, E. Han Kim and Adair Morse of the University of Michigan, along with Luigi Zingales, then of Harvard, looked at research productivity in economics and finance faculty who had connections to the top 25 universities in their fields.
They found that those who were affiliated with a name school in the 1970s produced more, and more original, work, but that that effect declined in the 1980s and weakened further in the 1990s. Some of the cleverest, most useful papers come from the non-Harvards, non-Yales and non-Chicagos...

Another recent paper squelches the notion that a name university leads to higher earnings over the long run. This study, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research in January, compared Israeli pre-professional students who had similar scores on college entrance exams...

A twist on this theme comes from a study by Stacy Dale of Mathematica Policy Research and Alan Krueger of Princeton (not that that matters!). They found that the prestige of a university is less important than the student’s test scores and the fact that he or she aimed high when applying to colleges..."
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sábado, 19 de março de 2011

sexta-feira, 18 de março de 2011

O mito da propriedade intelectual

Jeffrey Tucker explica: "... The topic of intellectual property is hugely important in the world today, especially with the growing digitization of so many of the goods and services we use every day. For something to be digitized mean to take some portion of that good and transfer it from the realm of scarcity to the realm of infinite reproducibility. Under these conditions, the notion of "intellectual property" — that only one government-privileged monopolist may use a certain idea for a certain period of time — becomes rather preposterous. It is unenforceable apart from despotic impositions on consumers and producers, and the attempt alone shuts down the learning process that is inherent in the development of the market-based social order..." Leia mais
Leia o livro "Against Intellectual Monopoly" online aqui 
Lei o livro "Against Intellectual Property" online aqui
Participe no seminar "Rethinking Intellectual Property" online


quarta-feira, 16 de março de 2011

Educação moderna

Khan Academy
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/82347.html
Aprende mais:
http://www.khanacademy.org/

Investimentos: bons e ruins

Antony Mueller escreve "...Embora o tamanho dos maus investimentos governamentais diretos (como se nota na educação, na saúde e na infraestrutura) já seja muito grande, esse desgaste diminui em comparação com o impacto produzido pelos governos indiretamente através das intervenções no setor privado. Regulamentações públicas absurdas e regras burocráticas infantis são apenas uma parte desta história. Junto com o colosso visível dos encargos regulatórios e burocráticos, há também uma espécie rasteira de maus investimentos que resulta da política fiscal e monetária que constitui um tipo específico da intervenção estatal..."
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Liberdade como autonomia individual

"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental or spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest."
John Stuart Mill

segunda-feira, 14 de março de 2011

Concurso de ensaio “Como deve ser a economia de uma sociedade justa?”



“Como deve ser a economia de uma sociedade justa?”
Como parte do projeto “Big Questions”, da John Templeton Fundation, pensadores, formadores de opinião e figuras públicas estão sendo convidados a darem a sua contribuição para o debate.
Agora é a vez dos estudantes dos países de língua portuguesa darem a sua opinião. O OrdemLivre irá escolher os três melhores ensaios que respondam a pergunta: Como deve ser a economia de uma sociedade justa?
Os ensaios deverão ser individuais e inéditos, com no máximo seis mil caracteres (com espaços). Podem participar estudantes universitários e de pós-graduação, com idades entre 18 e 28 anos.
Os três melhores ensaios serão reunidos aos artigos dos autores convidados e publicados no site do OrdemLivre, e os seus autores receberão prêmios de US$1000 (1º lugar), US$500 (2º lugar) e US$250 (3º lugar).
Leituras recomendadas:
- Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary, de David Hume;
- Teoria dos Sentimentos Morais, de Adam Smith;
- Uma Teoria de Justiça, de John Rawls;
- Anarquia, Estado e Utopia, de Robert Nozick;
- Será que o livre mercado corrompe o nosso caráter? (parte1, parte 2 e parte 3);
- The Idea and Ideal of Capitalism, de Gerald Gaus.
Os participantes do concurso devem enviar seus trabalhos para o e-mail contato@ordemlivre.org, em formato pdf, até o dia 15 de maio de 2011.

sexta-feira, 11 de março de 2011

GTs Anpocs

Dia 15 de março de 2011, próxima terça-feira, encerra-se o prazo para inscrição de propostas temáticas para composição de Grupos de Trabalho (GT) do 35º Encontro Anual da Anpocs, de 24 a 28 de outubro de 2011, em Caxambu/MG. Para a Submissão de Propostas de GT, clique aqui
Sugere-se a leitura detalhada do Edital antes do envio de propostas.
Para acessá-lo, clique aqui
Secretaria de assuntos Acadêmicos
http://www.anpocs.org.br/portal/
anpocs@anpocs.org.br – tel.: (11) 3091 4664 – fax: (11)3091 5043

Ensino superior

Brasil não tem universidades entre as 100 melhores do mundo  

RIO - O Brasil não tem nenhuma instituição entre as 100 melhores universidades em reputação do mundo, segundo o ranking elaborado pela organização Times Higher Education. A Universidade de São Paulo (USP) só apareceu na 232ª posição, e acabou representando todas as instituições da América do Sul....

 No grupo entre as posições 51º e 100º aparecem universidades de países emergentes como a Universidade de Seul, na Coreia do Sul; Universidade de Taiwan e o Instituto de Ciência da Índia. O Brasil é o único dos BRICs a não ter nenhuma instituição de ensino superior entre as melhores.
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quinta-feira, 10 de março de 2011

A lógica da inovação

Background reading

Japan's technology champions: Invisible but indispensable

Idea: Disruptive technology/innovation

A special report on innovation in emerging markets: The world turned upside down

A special report on Japan: Recharging the batteries

Innovation in America: A gathering storm?

A survey of innovation: A dark art no more

Fear of the unknown

Innovations in industry: Leaps of faith

In praise of disruption

Veja tambem: http://www.economist.com/debate/debates/overview/199

Convite ALAS

XXVIII CONGRESO ALAS
Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología
Tema: “Fronteiras Abertas da América Latina”
Inscrições de propostas prorrogadas até 30 de março de 2011

De 06 a 10 setembro de 2011, Recife/PE
Maiores informações:

Congressos

II Fórum Brasileiro de Pós-Graduação em Ciência PolíticaDias 20, 21 e 22 de julho de 2011, na UFSCar, São Carlos/SP
Maiores informações

XV Congresso Brasileiro de SociologiaDe 26 a 29 de julho de 2011, na UFPR, em Curitiba/PRMaiores informações:

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segunda-feira, 7 de março de 2011

Os intelectuais na política


Lilla ably shows how the profound thinkers of our age allowed themselves to embrace the worst ideological furies.
The Reckless Mind is a study of how a number of important 20th-century European intellectuals came to support tyrannical regimes and totalitarian political ideas. Lilla demonstrates how the convulsions of the 20th century shaped the political sensibilities of important thinkers who were so deluded by the ideologies of the time that they closed their eyes to brutality, coercion, and state-sponsored terror. He suggests that although the threat of tyranny seems to have receded, its possible allure continues to challenge independent inquiry. Profiles of Martin Heidegger, Carl Schmitt, Walter Benjamin, Alexandre Kojeve, Michel Foucault, and Jacques Derrida are included.

sábado, 5 de março de 2011

Christian Dior - o gênio da moda

"Se eu não prédios amava tanto, eu teria que admitir - mesmo sob o risco de aplicar ainda como fanáticos - que fazem a roupa toda a minha vida. Tudo na minha vida e tudo o que vejo branco, e ouvir, se transforma em roupas. Os vestidos são as minhas quimeras, mas quimeras domada, atravesse a partir do reino dos sonhos a objetos tangíveis ".

Comentário: Seja ciência, artes ou moda. O segredo do sucesso sempre é dedicação total.

O sentido da comunidade

"We may call consciousness of kind, sense of community, or sense of belonging together the acknowledgement of the fact that all other human beings are potential collaborators in the struggle for survival because they are capable of recognizing the mutual benefits of cooperation."
— Ludwig von Mises, in Human Action

sexta-feira, 4 de março de 2011

O resultado de dedicação, fantasia, amor e confiança

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nla3WCSbaSE&feature=related

Premio

El Concurso de Ensayos MPS Buenos Aires 2011 está abierto a todas las personas de hasta 30 años de edad. Los participantes deben escribir un ensayo de 5000 palabras (máximo). Los ensayos tienen plazo de entrega hasta el 15 de marzo de 2011 y los ganadores serán anunciados el 4 de abril. Los ensayos deben ser escritos en español y enviados en sus versiones electrónicas a: mspelta@libertad.org.ar.

A mulher é o super-homem

Contrary to jokes and one-liners, women are better drivers than men. They’re also better at getting the joke. And better with hammers. And video games. And social networking. And did we mention, they get dressed faster than guys? This isn’t opinion, it’s fact, and Dan Abrams can prove it.

In his new book,
Man Down: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers, and Just About Everything Else, Abrams collects research from leading studies over the past few years to make the case for the ‘fairer’ sex. A legal analyst for ABC News and former lawyer, he approached the topic as a defense attorney, using evidence that already exists to debunk popular myths about women. “In nearly every field, statistics and studies show that women are better collaborators, are more cautious and more adept at navigating treacherous terrain,” writes Abrams in his book’s opening statement. “I am not convinced that women as a group play basketball or read maps better than men. The evidence here will show, however, that women are living longer and evolving better than men.” It takes a lot for a man to admit his own weaknesses (there’s a chapter on how women tolerate pain better), so we wondered why Abrams would make the case for women. Turns out, it’s a man’s job.
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Convite

O Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Sociais da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (PGCS-UFES) vem divulgar e convidar o corpo docente e discente deste programa de pós-graduação a participar de seu I Seminário Nacional, que acontecerá entre os dias 31 de maio a três de junho de 2011, no Campus da UFES, prédio IC-II do CCHN.
Prazos para submissão de resumos em GT: até dia 30/03/11
Prazos para submissão de trabalhos na mostra audiovisual: até 15/04 /11
 O intuito deste convite é fortalecer a interação ente os programas de pós-graduação.
Segue em anexo o edital, para os interessados.
Maiores informações no endereço: http://seminarionacionalpgcsufes.blogspot.com/
 I Seminário Nacional do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais.
Pós-Graduação de Ciências Sociais - Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo [WINDOWS-1252?]– UFES.
Av. Fernando Ferrari s/n, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil. CEP: 29060-900.
Telefone: (27) 4009.2493

Carne vermelha não faz mal

After years of worrying that tucking into red meat could lead to a heart attack or cancer, you can relax and enjoy the Sunday roast, say researchers.
A report demolishes the ‘myths and misconceptions’ about the meat, saying that most people eat healthy amounts which are not linked to greater risk of disease.
LEIA MAIS: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358523/Red-meat-good-After-warnings-Sunday-roast-linked-heart-disease.html#ixzz1Fd40CZQr

quinta-feira, 3 de março de 2011

Por que tem cada vez mais obesidade?

“What has happened with the dietary guidelines is that they preach a kind of low-fat, high-fiber, low-salt, puritanical diet that is impossible to eat. We have cravings for these kind of foods because we need these foods. We need saturated fats, we need salt in the diet. And people try to go on this puritanical diet and they just can’t stay on it and the result is that people end up eating what I call pornographic foods. This happens at schools as well. They get the puritanical lunch and then at 2:00 in the afternoon these starving children are at the vending machines eating pornographic foods. Why not just feed our children, feed every body, good, rich, nourishing, nutritious foods that our ancestors ate.” Sally Fallon Morell, February 14, 2011

quarta-feira, 2 de março de 2011

Convite para Austrian Scholars Conference

Mais informações

Convite para o II. Seminário da Escola Austríaca de Economia no Brasil

9 de abril de 2011 - Sábado - Mediação: Carla Sehn
9h00 Abertura do evento e relançamento do livro Ação Humana - Helio Beltrão
9h30 "Ação, Tempo e Conhecimento - A Escola Austríaca de Economia" - Ubiratan Iorio
10h10 Coffee break
10h40 "Teoria do Intervencionismo" - Fábio Barbieri
11h20 Intervalo
11h30 "Internet e a Revolução Digital: Verdades e Mitos Econômicos" - Peter Klein
12h30 Intervalo para Almoço
14h30 "Epistemologia da Economia" - Gabriel Zanotti
15h30 Intervalo
16h00 Hans-Hermann Hoppe
17h00 Coffee Break
17h30 "Liberdade, Ordem Social e o Neoliberalismo" - Jörg Guido Hülsmann
18h30 Encerramento

10 de abril de 2011 - Domingo - Mediação: Carla Sehn
9h30 "Políticas de Meta de Inflação: Nem Novas, Nem Eficazes" - Leonidas Zelmanovitz
10h30 Coffee Break
11h00 "O Capitalista e o Empreendedor" - Peter Klein
12h00 Intervalo para Almoço
14h00 "Cenário Econômico Internacional- Inflação ou Deflação" - Mesa Debate com Dalton Gardimam e Antony Mueller
15h00 Intervalo
15h30 Robert Murphy
16h30 Coffee Break
17h00 Hans-Hermann Hoppe
18h00 Encerramento
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Escola Austríaca

Austrian School of Economics

The Austrian School is in the news as never before. It is discussed on business pages, academic journals, and speeches by public figures. At long last, there is a brilliant and engaging guide to the history, ideas, and institutions of the Austrian School of economics. It is written by two Austrian intellectuals who have gone to the sources themselves to provide a completely new look at the tradition and what it means for the future. This is the first such authoritative book that has appeared on this topic.
The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions, by Eugen Maria Schulak and Herbert Unterköfler appeared first in German. It has been a sensation: the first and most authoritative source on this hot topic. This new English translation, complete with a vast scholarly apparatus of citations and bibliographies, is academic at its core but also easy-to-read, entertaining, and fascinating on every page.

They set the stage with a discussion of the culture of 19th century Vienna, and the striking innovation that came with Carl Menger’s subjective theory of value. They discuss the titanic struggle over method that took place between the Viennese Mengerians and the German Historical School.
Next comes a thrilling account of the second generation of Austrians, their politics, their theories, their personal splits, their idiosyncrasies, their debates. The cast of characters here is far larger than most people in the English-speaking world have known. The authors operate as tour guides to this world that is mostly unknown to Americans due to the remoteness of time and the differences in language.
The stories they tell of Mises in Vienna, as well as Hayek and Schumpeter, includes anecdotes never known before. It is particularly interesting for Americans to read because we have mostly had to understand the history of the Austrian School based on a far more limited set of literary resources.
What emerges from the account here is the singular contribution that Mises himself made in shaping the modern Austrian School into what it is today. Here we have the highest tribute to the power of ideas. Mises left his mark in a decisive way that is right now driving political and economic change the world over.
If you are like many people, you have been curious about the Austrian School but didn’t know where to turn to discover more about it. This book is the one that makes sense of it all!

terça-feira, 1 de março de 2011

Prêmio

O Centro de Pesquisa em Administração Pública e Governo - CEAPG da FGV-SP está promovendo a terceira edição do prêmio Políticas Públicas e Equidade: avanços práticos,  um concurso de monografias para mestrandas (os) e doutorandas (os) ou recém mestres e doutores, com o objetivo de premiar ensaios que identifiquem, avaliem e discutam experiências de ação pública que contribuam efetivamente para a redução das desigualdades econômicas, sociais, políticas, de gênero e de raça/etnia.
 
Mais informações constam no link   http://www.fgv.br/ceapg

Chamada de artigos

REVISTA ENFOQUES
Chamada para Publicação - Número Temático:
"Mundos do Trabalho: novos contextos, novas perspectivas"

O número temático Mundos do Trabalho: novos contextos, novas perspectivas tem
por objetivo reunir contribuições inéditas (artigos, ensaios e resenhas) que
versem sobre temas como: novas configurações do processo de trabalho,
espacialidade da produção, perfil do mercado de trabalho, identidade e
sociabilidade entre os trabalhadores, atuação sindical, direito do trabalho e o
papel do Estado na proteção da população trabalhadora diante dos novos
contextos. Ao dar lugar a aspectos tais como estruturas sociais, instituições,
solidariedade, ação coletiva, justiça, direitos, sociabilidade e identidade,
tem-se por objetivo estimular o debate entre distintas abordagens nas ciências
sociais que envolvem a questão do trabalho na contemporaneidade.

A Revista Enfoques recebe até o dia 30 de abril de 2011 contribuições inéditas
(artigos, ensaios e resenhas) que explorem o tema “Mundos do Trabalho: novos
contextos, novas perspectivas”, por meio de reflexões e investigações
conduzidas sociológica ou antropologicamente. Aceitamos também propostas de
entrevistas com autores e pesquisadores dedicados ao tema no Brasil e em outros
países. As colaborações e propostas de entrevistas devem ser encaminhadas para
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Brave new world

"There will be, in the next generation or so, a pharmacological method of making people love their servitude, and producing dictatorship without tears, so to speak, producing a kind of painless concentration camp for entire societies, so that people will in fact have their liberties taken away from them, but will rather enjoy it, because they will be distracted from any desire to rebel by propaganda or brainwashing, or brainwashing enhanced by pharmacological methods. And this seems to be the final revolution." -- Aldous Huxley, Tavistock Group, California Medical School, 1961