The Brazilian Economy : : Growth and Development / / Werner Baer.

A thorough description and analysis of Latin America’s largest economy, tracing its trajectory from the colonial period through the current Lula administration.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2008
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (445 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part 1. The Evolution of the Brazilian Economy
  • 2. The Colonial Period and the Nineteenth Century
  • 3. Early Industrial Growth
  • 4. The Post–World War II Industrialization Drive: 1946–1961
  • 5. From Stagnation and Boom to the Debt Crisis: 1961–1985
  • 6. Inflation and Economic Drift: 1985–1994
  • 7. The Real Plan and the End of Inflation: 1994–2002
  • 8. Economic Orthodoxy vs. Social Development: 2002–2007
  • Part 2. Exploring Central Issues
  • 9. The External Sector: Trade and Foreign Investments
  • 10. The Changing Public Sector and the Impact of Privatization
  • 11. Regional Inequalities
  • 12. The Agricultural Sector
  • 13. The Environmental Impact of Development
  • 14. Health Care
  • 15. Neoliberalism and Market Concentration: The Emergence of a Contradiction?
  • Part 3. Conclusion
  • 16. Linking Past, Present, and Future
  • Appendix Tables
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book