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The Brazilian Economy : Growth and Development /

Baer, Werner

The Brazilian Economy : Growth and Development / Werner Baer. - 1 online resource (445 p.)

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

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


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781685857349

10.1515/9781685857349 doi


BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General.

HC187 / .B147 2008

330.981