Columnist
Controversies
Antonio Márcio Buainain
He is a full professor at the Institute of Economics at Unicamp, a researcher at the Center for Applied, Agricultural and Environmental Economics (CEA) and the National Institute of Science and Technology in Public Policies, Strategies and Development (INCT/PPED).
Let's talk about the uncertain future of social protection.
If there is one thing that needs to be addressed clearly in the current system, it is its historically unequal nature.
Let's talk about the state of permanent emergencies.
What seems to be happening today is something qualitatively different; emergencies have ceased to be isolated episodes and have become part of the backdrop of social life.
Let's talk about the State being out of sync?
Agendas of the past, emergencies of the present, and a future at risk.
Let's talk about the "triple monotony" of the agri-food system?
A dilemma between abundance and fragility.
Let's talk about science communication?
Although it may seem unbelievable, we are once again discussing the effectiveness of vaccines, the existence of viruses, and even basic sanitation.
Let's talk about adaptation for resilience/survival?
COP-30 will run its course — necessary, symbolic, global — but the true test of our future is not in the conference halls.
Let's talk about the Nobel Prize in Economics and the limits of the planet?
Innovation will continue to be indispensable. But it's time to look not only at how much, but also at why and for whom. What drives us to innovate?
Let's talk about the future of the classroom?
The question that remains, and which I propose to share with my colleagues and students, is simple and uncomfortable: are we prepared to play the new game?
Let's talk about food safety?
"Because the persistence and recurrence of hunger in a country that is one of the world's largest food exporters reveals profound contradictions"
Soybeans in Brazil: controversies under debate
"Our reflection is based on the recognition of the strategic relevance of soybeans for the Brazilian economy and society, but does not ignore the costs and risks associated with its form of production"
