Well-written. This reflective book should appeal to academic and general readers equally. Recommended.

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Offering a systematic, critical analysis of the presidency of Fernando Cardoso, this ambitious case study assesses government policies within the framework of the 'new economic model' of globalization and structural adjustment. Petras and Veltmeyer argue that Cardoso paved the way for what amounted to the takeover of a large and important part of Brazil's economy by foreign investors. The authors discuss the neoliberal model of capitalist development, the privatization of key sectors and enterprises, the human cost of structural adjustment, and the search for a community-based form of local development. The crisis in agriculture and the dynamic responses of the country's rural landless workers precipitated the rise of Brazil's populist new president, Lula, whom the authors charge has started down the same path as his predecessor.
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Offering a systematic, critical analysis of the presidency of Fernando Cardoso, this ambitious case study assesses government policies within the framework of the new economic model of globalization and structural adjustment.
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Chapter 1: Making Brazil Safe for Capital Chapter 2: Capital Moves In Chapter 3: The Offensive against Labor Chapter 4: Participatory Local Development Chapter 5: The Agricultural Crisis Chapter 6: The Politics of Agrarian Reform Chapter 7: The Electoral Politics Trap Chapter 8: Brazil After Cardoso
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780742526310
Publisert
2003-09-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Vekt
245 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
151 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
158

Biographical note

James Petras is Bartle Professor Emeritus at Binghamton University. Henry Veltmeyer is professor of sociology at Saint Mary's University.