Lula, the workers' party and the governability dilemma in Brazil / Hernan F. Gomez Bruera.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gomez Bruera, Hernan F., author.

Series:

Routledge studies in Latin American politics ; 7.

Routledge studies in Latin American politics ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lula, 1945-.

Lula.

Partido dos Trabalhadores (Brazil).

Brazil--Politics and government.

Brazil.

Brazil--Economic conditions.

Brazil--Social conditions.

Brazil--Foreign relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>While scholars, activists and pundits from around the world have heralded the Lula years as a breakthrough for poverty reduction and the forthcoming emergence of Brazil as a dynamic economic superpower, many of their counterparts in the country as well as a number of Brazilianists elsewhere, have expressed great disappointment. </P><P></P><P>Tracing back the trajectory of Brazilian Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT), Hernán F. Gómez Bruera explores how holding national executive public office contributed decisively to a pragmatic shift away from the party's radical redistributi

Contents:

pt. 1. Before the Lula administration

pt. 2. The Lula years.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-05007-4

1-135-05008-2

0-203-49398-2

9780203493984

OCLC:

849246512