https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/5164 2026-10-03T19:16:39Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50478 Title: Dependência das exportações de commodities e industrialização: desafios de crescimento nas economias africanas Abstract: Commodity export dependence is a striking feature of several African economies, influencing their productive structure and economic growth trajectory. Although natural resource exploitation may generate significant revenues in the short run, the economic literature suggests that specialization in primary products may be associated with adverse effects, such as deindustrialization and limited long-term growth. In this context, this study investigates the relationship between commodity export dependence, (de)industrialization, and economic growth in African economies. The research hypothesis is that a high dependence on natural resource exports hinders industrialization and, consequently, exerts a negative impact on African economic growth. To test this hypothesis, annual data for African countries from 2000 to 2020 are used to estimate dynamic panel data models through System-GMM. Per capita GDP growth is used as the dependent variable, while manufacturing share and the interaction between commodity export dependence and industrialization are the main regressors. The results indicate that the manufacturing sector has a positive impact on economic growth, reinforcing the importance of industrialization as a driver of development. On the other hand, the interaction between manufacturing and commodity export dependence presents a negative coefficient, suggesting that specialization in primary products reduces the positive effect of industry on economic growth. These findings are consistent with the Dutch disease and natural resource curse hypotheses, showing that excessive commodity dependence may undermine productive diversification and the sustainability of long-term growth. Therefore, policies aimed at productive diversification, strengthening the industrial sector, and improving institutions are essential to reduce economic vulnerability and promote more robust growth in African economies. 2026-05-06T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50443 Title: Entre a sobrevivência e o desenvolvimento: capital chinês e capitalismo rentístico na Venezuela (2007–2021) Abstract: This study analyzes the effects of China’s economic integration into Latin America, with a focus on the Venezuelan case, arguing that the impact of Chinese capital on the development of recipient countries depends fundamentally on each state's institutional capacity to put forward its own agenda. To support this argument, the study reconstructs the Chinese cooperation model—based on the principles of non-interference and a demand-driven system—and examines the trajectory of Latin American development from primary-export dependency to the collapse of the industrialization project. It demonstrates that, in the absence of state planning, Chinese capital tends to deepen existing primary-sector specialization. The Venezuelan case is treated as an extreme manifestation of this dynamic, drawing on Baptista’s (2010) concept of rentier capitalism; the analysis reveals that, amidst the isolation imposed by US sanctions, Chinese capital functioned less as a driver of development and more as a minimal condition for economic survival. 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50439 Title: A inação do direito internacional quanto aos migrantes climáticos 2024-04-08T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50417 Title: A moda como indústria criativa: contribuições da experiência chinesa para o fortalecimento da economia criativa no Brasil Abstract: This article examines the concepts of the creative economy and creative industries based on the 2010 and 2024 UNCTAD reports, using them as a framework to analyze the development of fashion as a cultural creative industry in China and Brazil. By examining Chinese public policies, with emphasis on the 11th to the 14th Five-Year Plans (2006–2025), the study seeks to understand how China's experience can contribute to strengthening fashion as a creative industry in Brazil, particularly following the reestablishment of the Secretariat for the Creative Economy in 2025. To this end, a qualitative study with an interpretative approach was conducted, based on a bibliographic and documentary review. The findings indicate that strengthening fashion as a creative industry in Brazil depends on the formulation of consistent, coordinated, multidisciplinary, and long-term public policies capable of enhancing the sector's competitiveness, promoting Brazilian cultural identity, and expanding the country's international presence by transforming its symbolic capital into economic value and cultural influence 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z