The recent economic trends and the challenges posed by the global crisis reinforce the importance of implementing strategies for development as opposed to leaving the economy to market forces.

In the recent debate on the Brazilian growth model, the accuracy of the economic tripod (inflation targeting, primary fiscal target and floating exchange rate regimes) was pointed out as being responsible for lowering Brazilian economic growth and hindering its development. Howev...

Brazil had one of the highest growth rates in the world between 1930 and 1980. The share of manufacturing in GDP nearly doubled in one of the largest late industrialisation processes in the twentieth century.

本书将复杂的、质疑的编辑观点与丰富的人种学内容结合起来，并大大扩展了关于这一主题的现有比较研究文献体系。本书深思熟虑地揭露了所谓的世俗运动和机构的准宗教性质，包括那些将发展神圣化的运动和机构，而扶贫举措如果建立在对宗教不屑一顾的基础上，就会显示出危险的狭隘。读者对12位作者所考虑的...

This book features an in-depth comparative study of South American National Development Bank’s governance systems. It explores the relationship between bank governance and performance frameworks, both in terms of financial-economic indicators and development impact. It seeks to ...