Brazil in Transition : Beliefs, Leadership, and Institutional Change / Lee J. Alston, Marcus André Melo, Carlos Pereira, Bernardo Mueller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alston, Lee J., author.

Melo, Marcus André Barreto Campelo de, author.

Mueller, Bernardo, author.

Series:

Princeton economic history of the Western world.

The Princeton Economic History of the Western World ; 64

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brazil--Politics and government.

Brazil.

Brazil--Social policy.

Brazil--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brazil is the world's sixth-largest economy, and for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century was one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. While the country underwent two decades of unrelenting decline from 1975 to 1994, the economy has rebounded dramatically. How did this nation become an emerging power? Brazil in Transition looks at the factors behind why this particular country has successfully progressed up the economic development ladder. The authors examine the roles of beliefs, leadership, and institutions in the elusive, critical transition to sustainable development.Analyzing the last fifty years of Brazil's history, the authors explain how the nation's beliefs, centered on social inclusion yet bound by orthodox economic policies, led to institutions that altered economic, political, and social outcomes. Brazil's growth and inflation became less variable, the rule of law strengthened, politics became more open and competitive, and poverty and inequality declined. While these changes have led to a remarkable economic transformation, there have also been economic distortions and inefficiencies that the authors argue are part of the development process.Brazil in Transition demonstrates how a dynamic nation seized windows of opportunity to become a more equal, prosperous, and rules-based society.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Tables

Preface

Abbreviations

Part I. An Overview of Brazil in Transition: Beliefs, Leadership, and Institutional Change

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. A Conceptual Dynamic For Understanding Development

Part II. Introduction to the Case Study of Brazil, 1964-2014

Identifying Beliefs

Appendix: A Primer on the Brazilian Political System

Chapter 3. From Disorder to Growth and Back: The Military Regime (1964-1984)

Chapter 4. Transition to Democracy and the Belief in Social Inclusion (1985-1993)

Chapter 5. Cardoso Seizes a Window of Opportunity (1993-2002)

Chapter 6. Deepening Beliefs and Institutional Change (2002- 2014)

Part III. A General Inductive Framework for Understanding Critical Transitions

Chapter 7. A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Critical Transitions

Chapter 8. Conclusion

Afterword

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-241) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400880942

1400880947

OCLC:

946705987