"Growth and Change in Neoliberal Capitalism brings together selected essays written by Alfredo Saad-Filho, one of the most prominent Marxist political economists today. This book offers a rich analysis of long-term economic development in the current stage of capitalism, the new relations of...

Resistance and investment outcomes -- Theory of investment politics and spatial changes -- Nonarmed resistance -- Armed conflicts -- Protesting by mass social movements -- Using a broad set of strategies -- Global and national coalitions -- Conclusion: Resisting the global political economy of...

This paper examines whether an expansion in the supply of public preschool crowds out private enrollment, using rich data for municipalities in Brazil from 2000-2006, where federal transfers to local governments change discontinuously with given population thresholds. Results from a...