Paulani, Leda - In: Prokla : Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialwissenschaft 35 (2005) 1/138: Ökonomie des Konsums, pp. 149-162
The victory of Lula and the PT in Brazilian elections in late 2002 was accompanied by the hope of a refoundation of society and freeing Brazil out of the 'external trap'. The Lula-government argued that Brazil is on the brink of an abyss so that hard measures, like high interest rates and...
