Water is not only vital for human life but also is a critical economic input. Climate change will likely exacerbate conflicts over the multiple uses of water in Latin America. Adopting a south-south perspective approach, this study compares direct water requirement patterns over time among...

chapter Introduction: case studies in Brazil’s economy -- chapter 1 The Brazilian banking industry: evolution, concentration, and competition after the 1990s ANDREDEMELOMODENESI, TARCISOGOUVEIADASILVA, -- chapter 2 Private higher education expansion in Brazil: a case study...

Inequality is a global concern, for its social and human consequences, and its impact on the pace and pattern of economic growth. In India and Brazil, this issue has received increasing attention in recent years. In Brazil, inequality grew until the 1980s, when it reached extreme levels, but has...