A primeira edição de A ordem do progresso foi publicada há quase um quarto de século, em comemoração ao centenário da República. Muitas crises tiveram de ser enfrentadas. Com a vitória da oposição, a transição em 2002-2003 revelou-se menos problemática do que se temia, com o Par…
In terms accessible to non-economists, Marcos José Mendes describes the ways democracy and inequality produce low growth in the short and medium terms. In the longer term, he argues that Brazil has two paths in front of it. One is to create the conditions necessary to boost econ…
Estado e dependência no Brasil, 1889-1930
Estado e dependência no Brasil, 1889-1930
'New Order and Progress' offers an extensive examination of the political economy of Brazil. The distinctive perspective of the 11 chapters is historical, comparative, and theoretical. Some of the major topics covered include inequality, the new middle class, state capitalism, t…
"Collectively, the chapters offer sobering insight into why Brazil has not been the rising economic star of the BRIC [Brazil, Russia, India and China] that many predicted it would be, but also documents the gains that Brazil has made toward greater equality and stability ... The…