Despite the 2002 election of Lula and his Worker's Party, and their promises of reform--democracy in Brazil remains an enigma. While the country has seen renewed economic growth and progress in areas of health care and education, the gap between rich and poor remains vast. Rampa…
'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…
Brazil is the world's sixth largest economy, has played a key role as one of the 'pink wave' administrations in Latin America, and was also responsible for wrecking the US-sponsored proposal for a Free Trade Area of the Americas. It is also oneof the few large countries where so…
Brazil is the world's fifth biggest country; it is one of the ten largest economies in the world. But Brazilian society is also horrendously unequal. During the 'pink tide' administrations led by the Workers' Party (2003-16), major efforts were made to redress the economic and d…
A political analysis of the paradox of modern-day Brazil, charting the political transition from military rule to democracy, and to neoliberalism.
"Brazil is the world's sixth largest economy, has played a key role as one of the 'pink wave' administrations in Latin America, and was also responsible for wrecking the US-sponsored proposal for a Free Trade Area of the Americas. It is also one of the few large countries where …
Brazil features regularly in global comparisons of large developing economies. Yet since the 1980s, the country has been caught in a low-level equilibrium, marked by lackluster growth and destructive inequality. One cause is the country's enduring commitment to a set of ideas an…
Brazil features regularly in global comparisons of large developing economies. Yet since the 1980s, the country has been caught in a low-level equilibrium, marked by lackluster growth and destructive inequality. One cause is the country's enduring commitment to a set of ideas an…
"Chapter 1 Introduction Brazil has been caught in a low-level economic equilibrium for much of the generation since the return to democracy in 1985. Over three and a half decades, Brazilian per capita income has grown more slowly than citizens' incomes in both wealthier develope…
