The political construction of Brazil : society, economy, and state since independence /

Pereira, Luiz Carlos Bresser, 1934-

The political construction of Brazil : society, economy, and state since independence / Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira. - Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2017 - ix, 419 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-398) and index.

Spanning the period from the country's independence in 1822 through mid-2016, Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira assesses the trajectory of Brazil's political, social, and economic development. Bresser-Pereira draws on his decades of first-hand experience to shed light on the many paradoxes that have characterized Brazil's polity, its society, and the relations between the two across nearly two centuries

9781626373075 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2016016855


Brazil--Economic conditions.
Brazil--Economic policy.
Brazil--Politics and government.

HC187 / P436 2017

330.981