Brazil

Reversal of Fortune
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-7456-6164-3
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Once deemed a “dysfunctional” democracy with a “feckless” set of political institutions and a “drunk” economy, today’s Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune. Now in its third decade of democracy, the economy is blossoming and large-scale development projects are underway, including the exploitation of massive, off-shore oil reserves, a nationwide effort to modernize infrastructure, and preparations for the hosting of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. Inequality and poverty are reducing and even Brazil’s political institutions are more governable and are producing a higher-quality democracy than most observers once thought possible.

Alfred P. Montero’s timely and wide-ranging book explores Brazil’s amazing “turnaround” - from improvements to the working of its political institutions and judiciary, to the renewal of economic growth, the advent of innovative social policy, and the emergence of a new foreign policy agenda. Unpacking both overly optimistic as well as pessimistic views of Brazilian politics and development, Montero offers illuminating insights into the country’s transformation and its increasing significance on the international stage.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Montero, Alfred P

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures vi

Abbreviations viii

1 A Reversal of Fortune? 1

2 Democracy and Economy from Bust to Boom 20

3 Improving Governability 47

4 Accountability, Participation, and Good Governance 70

5 The Renewed Developmental State 101

6 Welfare and Class Mobility 129

7 Brazilian Foreign Policy 152

8 Prospects for the New Brazil 176

Notes 195

References 205

Index 232

Über Autor(innen)

Alfred P. Montero is Professor and chair of Political Science at Carleton College, and the author of numerous books and journal articles on Brazil and Latin American politics. He is also associate editor of Latin American Politics and Society.