MACMILLAN The New Brazilian Economy: Dynamic Transitions into the Future

Product Description This edited collection provides a thorough historical, statistical, and institutional description of the current Brazilian economy and the previous economic structure from which it is emerging. The contributions explore the institutional economic and cultural forces shaping the current development of the Brazilian economy and discuss how they will influence future progress. Together, the chapters form a picture of the international implications of Brazil’s emergence as a major world economic power. Topics covered include the growth and shrinkage of industry, the consumption boom and the financial crisis, sustainable financial growth and public debt management, the evolution of antitrust policy and the privatization of state-owned firms, and more. Academics and researchers of BRICS countries and Latin American and Caribbean studies will find these contributions a valuable addition to their research.  From the Back Cover This edited collection provides a thorough historical, statistical, and institutional description of the current Brazilian economy and the previous economic structure from which it is emerging. The contributions explore the institutional economic and cultural forces shaping the current development of the Brazilian economy and discuss how they will influence future progress. Together, the chapters form a picture of the international implications of Brazil’s emergence as a major world economic power. Topics covered include the growth and shrinkage of industry, the consumption boom and the financial crisis, sustainable financial growth and public debt management, the evolution of antitrust policy and the privatization of state-owned firms, and more. Academics and researchers of BRICS countries and Latin American and Caribbean studies will find these contributions a valuable addition to their research.  About the Author Elias C. Grivoyannis is Associate Professor of Economics at Yeshiva University, USA. He has also taught at New York University, Columbia University Barnard College, and the City University of New York. He is the author of Current Issues of Monetary Policy in the United States and Japan, coauthor of Health Care Systems in Japan and the United States, and editor of The New Chinese Economy. Contributors Daví José Nardy Antunes, University of Campinas, Brazil Eduardo F. Bastian, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cleomar Gomes da Silva, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil  Tarciso Gouveia da Silva, PETROS-Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social, Brazil André Roncaglia de Carvalho, University of São Paulo, Brazil Germano Mendes de Paula, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil Carmem Feijo, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil Fabio Gallo Garcia, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil  Margarida Gutierrez, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Marcos Tostes Lamonica, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil Viviane Luporini, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil André de Melo Modenesi, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Rui Lyrio Modenesi, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil Luiz Pinto, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Manoel Carlos de Castro Pires, Institute of Applied Economic Research, Brazil Marcos Jorge Teixeira Reis, National Institute of Higher Studies, Equador Enrico Spini Romanielo, Mundie e Advogados, Brazil Fabio de Silos Sá-Earp, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joelson Oliveira Sampaio, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil Danilo Spinola, University of Campinas, Brazil Fabio Henrique Bittes Terra, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil