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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810625303321

Autore

Roett Riordan <1938->

Titolo

The new Brazil / / Riordan Roett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-66286-4

9786612662867

0-8157-0445-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

330.981

Soggetti

Economic history

Brazil Economic conditions 1985-

Brazil Economic policy 2003-

Brazil Foreign economic relations

Brazil Foreign relations 1985-

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

Front Cover; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The New Brazil; The Historical Background: Colony, Empire, and Republic; The Making of Modern Brazil, 1930-64; The 1964 Revolution: From Bureaucratic Authoritarianism to Abertura; The Incomplete Transition, 1985-94; The Cardoso Era, 1995-2002; Lula's Brazil; Brazil's Emergence on the Global Stage; Conclusion: Brazil Emergent; Notes; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

The New Brazil tells the story of that nation's evolution from a remote Portuguese colony into a regional leader, a respected spokesman for the developing world, and an increasingly important partner for the United States and the European Union.