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Brazil : reversal of fortune / Alfred P. Montero.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Montero, Alfred P., 1969-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Brazil.
- Democracy.
- Brazil.
- Brazil--History--1985-2002.
- History.
- Brazil--Economic conditions--1985-.
- Economic conditions.
- Brazil--Politics and government--1985-2002.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations, tables
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, England ; Malden, Massachusetts : Polity Press, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Once deemed a "dysfunctional" democracy with a "feckless" set of political institutions and a "drunk" economy, Brazil today has undergone a complete reversal of fortune. With the country now in its third decade of democracy, the economy has improved and large-scale development projects are underway, including the exploitation of massive offshore oil reserves, a nationwide effort to modernize infrastructure, and preparations for the hosting of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. Inequality and poverty are falling, and even Brazil's political institutions are more governable and are producing a higher-quality democracy than most observers once thought possible. Alfred P. Montero's timely and wide-ranging book explores Brazil's amazing "turnaround" - from improvements to the working of its political institutions and judiciary to the renewal of economic growth, the advent of innovative social policy, and the emergence of a new foreign policy agenda. Unpacking both overly optimistic and pessimistic views of Brazilian politics and development, Montero offers illuminating insights into the country's transformation and its increasing significance on the international stage. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 A Reversal of Fortune? 1
- 2 Democracy and Economy from Bust to Boom 20
- 3 Improving Governability 47
- 4 Accountability, Participation, and Good Governance 70
- 5 The Renewed Developmental State 101
- 6 Welfare and Class Mobility 129
- 7 Brazilian Foreign Policy 152
- 8 Prospects for the New Brazil 176.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 4, 2014).
- Local Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Montero, Alfred P. Brazil : reversal of fortune.
- ISBN:
- 9780745681719
- OCLC:
- 869520384
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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