The Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development 5th Edition [Paperback]

Werner Baer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0275966798 | ISBN-13: 978-0275966799 | Edition: 5

Bringing the analysis of Brazil's economic performance up to date, Baer's classic text remains the only book in English to provide a thorough historical, statistical, and institutional description of the Brazilian economy. After touching on such issues as Brazil's exporting economy prior to the 1930s, the impact of external shocks, and the historical struggle to bring inflation under control, the book turns to contemporary issues. The changing nature of Brazil's international trading and investment links, the past role of state enterprises and the process of privatization, the agricultural sector, environmental issues, and the economics of the health delivery system are thoroughly examined. Offering a full statistical and institutional description of Brazil's economy, this book includes a review of the major controversies surrounding such issues as the high degree of concentration in the country's income distribution, the causes of inflation, the impact of various stabilization programs, and the influences of the state in the economy. Scholars, students, international institutions dealing with development, and corporate officers dealing with Latin America will welcome this up-to-date, definitive book on one of the world's largest economies.

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About the Author

WERNER BAER is Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Paperback; 5 edition (May 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275966798
• ISBN-13: 978-0275966799
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #592,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good historical account of Brazilian economy, February 15, 2003

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Denis Benchimol Minev "Amazonia" (Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development 5th Edition (Paperback)

This book is very good at describing, in deep detail, the events that have shaped the Brazilian economy into what it is today. With a bias more towards history than economics, the book reads like storytelling sometimes, with less analysis than I had hoped for. The description of today's Brazilian economy is shorter than I had hoped for, but sufficient for a basic introduction.

The book serves as reference as well for any historical fact affecting Brazil's economy, especially in the late 20th century.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Execellent book for research purposes, September 9, 2009

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This review is from: The Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development 5th Edition (Paperback)

This book has been one of my favorite resources in research on the economic development of Brazil. The book revisits what happened in Brazil from the turn of the century forward. This is imperative to appreciating and understanding why decisions were made the way they were made. It also gives fantastic details on what exactly happened with each new policy that was implemented. Most pieces fail to do this seemingly basic work. Quite a few pieces get caught up in the politics to the point that they provide unfair accounts of what happened. This book, though it provides some commentary on what happened in the political sense, primarily gives you the facts (data) and connects those facts, sans all the opinion and vibrato of other pieces.

Thumbs up!!