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Brazil in Transition: Beliefs, Leadership, and Institutional Change
Lee J. Alston
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Description for Brazil in Transition: Beliefs, Leadership, and Institutional Change
Hardback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691162911
SKU
V9780691162911
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About Lee J. Alston
Lee J. Alston is the Ostrom Chair, professor of economics and law, and director of the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, as well as research associate at the NBER. Marcus Andre Melo is professor of political science at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. Bernardo Mueller is professor of economics at the University of Brasilia. Carlos Pereira is professor of ... Read more
Reviews for Brazil in Transition: Beliefs, Leadership, and Institutional Change
Brazil is the world's sixth-largest economy and fifth-largest nation, and its transformation has long piqued the interest of scholars and observers. In this engaging book, Alston and his Brazilian colleagues Melo, Mueller, and Pereira examine this transformation by asking how Brazil became an emerging power during the 20th century... Brazil in Transition is a valuable contribution to the understanding of ... Read more