equilibrium in a country over time. We present evidence that beliefs are typically very stable over time, yet argue that Brazil …

of Australia, the U.S. and Brazil. We are interested in examining the emergence, sustainability, and collapse of commons … violent self-enforcement or third party enforcement (Brazil). In all three cases the movement from de facto to de jure …

-Legislative relations in Brazil and demonstrate that Presidents have used pork as a political currency to exchange for votes on policy … policy reforms Brazil would have had greater difficulty meeting their debt obligations. The logic for the exchange of pork …

successful using publicity to secure their policy objectives. We apply the model to the Landless Peasants' Movement in Brazil. We …

Tenancy has been a means for labor to advance their socio-economic condition in agriculture yet in Brazil and Latin … rights in Brazil on the reluctance of landowners to rent because of a fear of expropriation arising from land reform. Since … 1964, the Land Statute in Brazil has targeted rental lands for redistribution. The expropriation of farms, resulting from …

evolved from “backward” to an agricultural powerhouse. Its production and total factor productivity more than doubled. Brazil …