The goal of the chapter is to discuss the ways of state action in Brazil since Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) to Dilma … role reserved to the State and the instruments of action of the public sector. The Cardoso government adopted the liberal …, based on the reduction of the state's role, control of the finances of subnational governments and the subordination of …

the new millennium, as an intrinsic and strategic function of the Brazilian State. On this tune, launches concrete …

strong role of the State, income distribution and expansion of social infrastructure. …

with the institutional dimension, in particular the role of the State, of government coalitions, of various public … profiles in the formulation and implementation of policies. From the interactions established between State, institutions and …

The law and development literature has been drawing attention to a new type of state action in economy. Departing from … this analysis, this paper intends to evaluate in both ways, qualitative and vertical, how the Brazilian state has been …). Assuming that there is a new type of state activism, this paper wonder whether this activism has been able to generate a sort …

, but outsourcing itself is an important factor that can "explain" variation in wages. Anyway, further studies are needed …