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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778020603321

Titolo

Brazil as an economic superpower? [[electronic resource] ] : understanding Brazil's changing role in the global economy / / Lael Brainard, Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-40355-9

9786612403552

0-8157-0365-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrainardLael

Martinez-DiazLeonardo <1976->

Disciplina

337.81

Soggetti

International business enterprises - Brazil

Brazil Economic policy 2003-

Brazil Commercial policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Brazil : the "B" belongs in the BRICS / Lael Brainard and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz -- Brazil as an agricultural and energy superpower. Brazil as an international energy player / Ricardo Ubiraci Sennes and Thais Narciso -- Brazil as an agricultural and agroenergy superpower / AndreĢ Meloni Nassar -- Brazil : the challenges in becoming an agricultural superpower / Geraldo Barros -- Opening markets : Brazil's trade policy. Brazil's trade policy : moving away from old paradigms? / Pedro da Motta Veiga -- Brazil's trade policy : old and new issues / Mauricio Mesquita Moreira -- Extending Brazilian multinationals' global reach. Big business in Brazil : leveraging natural endowments and state support for international expansion / Ben Ross Schneider -- Technology, public policy, and the emergence of Brazilian multinationals / Edmund Amann -- Brazil as an equitable opportunity society. Income policies, income distribution, and the distribution of opportunities in Brazil / Marcelo Neri.

Sommario/riassunto

"Scholars and policymakers from Brazil, Europe, and the United States examine the present state and likely future of Brazil's economy. Their



analysis focuses particularly on five key topics: agribusiness, energy, trade, social investment, and multinational corporations"--Provided by publisher.