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Tag: Economic Development

Trade Wars and Trump: Why the U.S. Might Rejoin the TPP

Post author By Claire Huitt
Post date April 16, 2018
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Thursday morning, President Donald Trump announced that he had directed his economic adviser Larry Kudlow and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to look into rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). To remind readers, the TPP was the subject of bipartisan scrutiny during the 2016 election cycle – every major candidate denounced the deal. President Trump withdrew […]

Tags China, Economic Development, Economics and Trade Policy, International Economics, trade, Trade Policy, U.S. foreign policy

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Interview with Silviana Brunele: SESI, SENAI and Conexão Mundo

Post author By Francoise Van Keuren
Post date July 18, 2014
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Silviana Brunele, the director of elementary and high school education at SESI and SENAI Linhares, speaks with us about the SESI and SENAI systems’ structure, the benefits of the Conexão Mundo (or World Connection) program, and how their mission fits into Brazil’s economic development goals. Listen to the interview (in both Portuguese and English) or […]

Tags Brazil, Brazilian workforce, Conexão Mundo, Economic Development, International Development, Portuguese, SENAI, SESI, Silviana Brunele, STEM, Summer Internships, The LBJ School of Public Affair, worker training

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Building Economic Ties between the United States and Brazil through Education

Post author By Francoise Van Keuren
Post date June 27, 2014
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At the crack of dawn tomorrow morning, I will board a train travelling 12 hours from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais to Linhares, Espirito Santo, Brazil. There I will begin the on-site phase of the Global Leadership Fellowship with Denver-based NGO, US-Brazil Connect (USBC). The NGO focuses on assisting Brazilian vocational and high school students with […]

Tags Economic Development, Education Policy, International Development, Skilled Labor Development, Summer Internships, US-Brazil Exchange Programs