Lula and the Workers Party in Brazil / Sue Branford and Bernardo Kucinski, with Hilary Wainwright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Branford, Sue.

Contributor:

Kucinski, Bernardo.

Wainwright, Hilary.

Standardized Title:

Politics transformed

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lula, 1945-.

Lula.

Partido dos Trabalhadores (Brazil).

Brazil--Politics and government--2003-.

Brazil.

Politics and government.

Brazil--Politics and government--1985-2002.

Physical Description:

ix, 144 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, 2003.

Summary:

In October 2002, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made history when he became Latin America's first democratically-elected socialist leader since Salvador Allende. On the back of a hard-fought twenty-year struggle for social transformation, Lula and his Workers Party won a euphoric victory with 62 percent of the popular vote. This book examines the origins and electoral history of the Workers Party (known by its Portuguese initials, the PT), outlining the key politicians behind it and the riveting story of their four successive bids for power. It also charts Lula's extraordinary life story: his rise from poverty, his decades of struggle in the country's union movement, and his increasing political influence and eventual victory. Published on the first anniversary of Lula's taking office (and including an exclusive interview with the President for this book), the authors explore how the new government is handling current crises at home and elsewhere in Latin America -- from its ambitious Zero Hunger and other reform programs, to the neoliberal collapse in Argentina and political instability in Venezuela -- and how it is managing potentially difficult relations with the United States, the IMF, and the World Bank.

Contents:

1 Lula's Challenge 1

2 The Rise of the Workers Party 23

3 The Making of a Leader 63

4 The Fernando Henrique Cardoso Legacy 81

5 Porto Alegre: Public Power Beyond the State 107.

Notes:

First ed. has title: Politics transformed.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [139]-[145]).

ISBN:

1565848667

OCLC:

52720618