chapter Introduction: case studies in Brazil’s economy -- chapter 1 The Brazilian banking industry: evolution, concentration, and competition after the 1990s ANDREDEMELOMODENESI, TARCISOGOUVEIADASILVA, -- chapter 2 Private higher education expansion in Brazil: a case study...

"Researchers in international development have long argued that the high costs of doing business harms prosperity in developing countries, a claim that invites the question of why governments impose these costs and why societies fail to enact reforms reducing them. This book seeks to answer the...

1. Introduction -- 2. Costs and benefits of capital account liberalization for developing countries : theoretical and empirical evaluation -- 3. Financial liberalization and economic policy in Brazil in 1990-2009 -- 4. Recent changes in capital controls and foreign exchange rules in Brazil -- 5....