This paper assesses the impact of the alternative foreign trade strategies of export promotion and import substitution on employment and income distribution in Brazil. The impact of the expansion of nontraded goods production is also examined for purposes of comparison. Using a modified...

At the beginning of the third millennium, underdevelopment and poverty continue to remain critical problems on a global scale. The purpose of this volume is to explore the various ways in which the institutions of the global economy might rise to the challenges posed by the twin goals of...