New Order and Progress: Development and Democracy in Brazil (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780190462895)

Ben Ross Schneider's volume, New Order and Progress takes a thorough look at the political economy of Brazil. The distinctive perspective of the 11 chapters is historical, comparative, and theoretical. Collectively, the chapters offer sobering insight into why Brazil has not been the rising economic star of the BRIC that many predicted it would be, but also documents the gains that Brazil has made toward greater equality and stability. The book is grouped into four parts covering Brazil's development strategy, governance, social change, and political representation. The authors -18 leading experts from Brazil and the United States - analyze core issues in Brazil's evolving political economy, including falling inequality, the new middle class, equalizing federalism, the politicization of the federal bureaucracy, resurgent state capitalism, labor market discrimination, survival of political dynasties, the expansion of suffrage, oil and the resource curse, exchange rates and capital controls, protest movements, and the frayed social contract.

Author: Ben Ross Schneider
ISBN-10: 0190462892
ISBN-13: 9780190462895
Publisher: OUP Us
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2016
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2016