Big Business and Brazil's Economic Reforms

ISBN-13: 9781138616868 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 186 str.

Luiz Kormann

Opis

This book examines the most emblematic aspect of the economic liberalization reforms launched in Brazil in the 1990s, the support from parts of the local entrepreneurial class for the opening up of the economy.

Spis treści

Part I: The Economic Reforms in Brazil and the Lessons from South Korea and China  1. Brazil and the World Economy  2. Industrial Development and Foreign Trade  3. Lessons from South Korea and China  4. Conclusions  Part II: The Public Sector, the Private Sector and the Multinationals: Brazil’s Long Road from Structuralism to Neo-liberalism  5. From Rural to Urban - the First Latin American Industrialisation Effort  6. Dependency Theory  7. Conclusions  Part III: The Shift towards Market Reforms in Brazil in the 1990s  8. Free to Grow: a Proposal for a Modern Brazil  9. The Opening Up Process  10. The Reaction From the Brazilian Business Community  Part IV: Market-oriented Reforms and Brazil’s Largest Companies  11. Opening Up the Market  12. The Top 500 Companies  13. The Top 25 Companies  14. The Impact on Technology Innovation  15. The Automotive and Aerospace Industries in Brazil  16. Other Key Industries in Brazil  17. Conclusions

O autorze

Luiz Fernando Kormann holds a PhD from the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK.