This paper begins with a description of the main characteristics of Brazil's Real stabilization program and its initial success in eliminating inflation. It then examines the use of the exchange rate to keep inflation in check and the problems which overvaluation created. It also focuses on the...

pt. 1. Macroeconomic and distributional dimensions of energy shocks -- pt. 2. Social, local and environmental impacts of changes in the energy market -- pt. 3. The impacts of bio and alternative fuels -- pt. 4. Conclusions.

This article analyses the emergence of Latin American multinational corporations (MNCs), with a particular emphasis on the roles of finance and technology. It is established that the need to acquire foreign technology and finance has played a key role in the emergence of Latin MNCs. However, in...

This article examines the degree of market and firm competitiveness that developed in Brazil in the 15 years since the introduction of neo-liberal policies. In particular, it evaluates the extent to which trade liberalization and the freeing-up of domestic markets has resulted in more...

Regulating Development examines the impact that regulation – good or bad – can have on the development of poorer societies. It opens with a succinct review of critical issues, including the implications of the spread of intellectual property rights legislation and the role of the...

Brazil is a country of continental proportions whose gross domestic product is unevenly distributed among its various regions. The impact of general domestic economic policies has often been perceived as not being regionally neutral, but as reinforcing the geographic concentration of economic...

Infrastructural issues have moved to the very heart of the policy agenda in Brazil, having been brought into focus by the build up to the FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics. This paper opens with a brief historical review of infrastructure in Brazil, beginning with the 19th Century and the...