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1 – 10 of 10Sara Gurfinkel M. Godoy, Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes, Paula Sarita Bigio Schnaider and Roberta Castro Souza Piao
This paper intends to verify the extent to which Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects intend to contribute to sustainable development (SD) in Brazil, one of the top three…
Abstract
Purpose
This paper intends to verify the extent to which Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects intend to contribute to sustainable development (SD) in Brazil, one of the top three leading countries in terms of the number of CDM projects. The authors assess the impact of CDMs not only in environmental aspects, but also social and economic ones.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors define a set of qualitative sustainability indicators and scrutinize documents regarding a sample of almost half of all the projects registered in Brazil between 2004 and 2020 (219 projects).
Findings
The findings of this study contradict many previous studies finding very limited evidence of SD in CDMs in many different countries: most projects in Brazil intend to contribute to some extent with SD, with 91% and 75% claiming to improve social and economic aspects, respectively.
Practical implications
The authors derive lessons from Brazil that can be used in other researches.
Social implications
The authors derive lessons from Brazil and propose paths for public policy toward encouraging sustainable development.
Originality/value
The empirical data set relies on data collected directly from each of the projects in Brazil (roughly half of all of them) between 2004 and 2020. This is not only up to date, but pushes further the analytical scope of previous works.
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Fernando Vinícius da Rocha and Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impacts of the investment programs created by the Brazilian federal government on private investment in transportation infrastructure…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impacts of the investment programs created by the Brazilian federal government on private investment in transportation infrastructure (crowding-in effect).
Design/methodology/approach
The study used two quantitative techniques of data analysis: cluster analysis and panel data analysis.
Findings
The results show that the investment programs created by the Brazilian federal government were successful in attracting private agents to invest in transportation infrastructure in the country. This effect is observed even in the cases of programs focused on public investments.
Research limitations/implications
Advancing the research area that seeks to assess the impact of public policies is the main practical and social implications of the papers. As a research limitation we can highlight that need for a comparison to other country investment’s public policies.
Practical implications
Performance of public policies.
Social implications
Economic development.
Originality/Value
The paper discusses the effects of the Brazilian Federal Government programs for infrastructure investment in the private investment in the country (investment in transportation infrastructure). The issue is relevant for policies makers.
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Guilherme Fowler A. Monteiro, Bruno Varella Miranda, Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues and Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes
Vivian Lara Silva, Bruno S. Silvestre, Dominique Fernandez Bonet Fernandez and Ticiano Jordão