The Brazilian Economy : Growth and Development / Werner Baer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baer, Werner, 1931-2016, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (469 p.)

Edition:

7th ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A thorough description and analysis of Latin America’s largest economy, tracing its trajectory from the colonial period through the early years (2011–2012) of the Rousseff administration.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Map of Brazil

1. Introduction

Part 1. The Historical Trajectory

2. The Colonial Period and the Nineteenth Century

3. Early Industrial Growth

4. Post–World War II Industrialization: 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

9. Brazil as an Emerging Economy: 2007–Present

Part 2. Exploring Central Issues

10. The External Sector: Trade and Foreign Investments

11. The Changing Public Sector and the Impact of Privatization

12. Regional Inequalities

13. The Agricultural Sector

14. The Environmental Impact of Development

15. Health Care

16. Neoliberalism and Market Concentration: The Emergence of a Contradiction?

17. Human Capital

Part 3. Conclusion

18. Linking Past, Present, and Future

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

9781685850654

1685850650

OCLC:

1334343576