Los programas de austeridad para cambiar la inflación usualmente requieren sacrificios en términos de crecimiento económico, y la distribución de esos sacrificios puede afectar la naturaleza del régimen político del país que los aplique, especialmente en el Tercer Mundo.

Brazil is a country of continental proportions whose gross domestic product is unevenly distributed among its various regions. The impact of general domestic economic policies has often been perceived as not being regionally neutral, but as reinforcing the geographic concentration of economic...

This book compares the successes and failures of the development and growth processes of Argentina and Brazil. It provides important insights into the different performances of these economies through a series of comparative essays written by Argentinian and Brazilian economists.