This book discusses the social and economic problems currently faced by Brazil as one of the largest "emerging …-economic and political variables. The book embraces the large period of Brazil's development in the 20th and the first decades of … subsequently discusses the lack of strong social actors as the main problem in today’s Brazil. In closing, it examines probable …

industrial centre in Brazil and Latin America, between 1945 and 1960. This book shows that the predominant industrial practices … could produce sustained growth in the long term. As a result, the most important industrial centre in Brazil was locked into …

economics, politics, history and social policy. While the focus is on Brazil, it also refers to the experiences of similar … countries both for comparative purposes and for evidence of the success or otherwise of this 'new' era for Brazil. …