Conceição and “the explosion of the Sun”

Abstract

Text in honor of economist Maria da Conceição Tavares, who died on June 8, 2024. The brief comments highlight her contribution to the theoretical basis of studies on the organization and dynamics of the labor market in Brazil, with a focus on the particularities of the formation of an advanced industrial structure in a dependent and peripheral economy, as well as on the legacy of a heterogeneous social structure still very much marked by the chronic misery of a large portion of the population. They also highlight their unwavering commitment to the political struggle to transform the country's economic and social reality.