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eBook details
- Title: Brazil
- Author : Alfred P. Montero
- Release Date : January 21, 2014
- Genre: World Affairs,Books,Politics & Current Events,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 3261 KB
Description
Once deemed a âdysfunctionalâ democracy with a âfecklessâ set of political institutions and a âdrunkâ economy, todayâs Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune. Now in its third decade of democracy, the economy is blossoming and large-scale development projects are underway, including the exploitation of massive, off-shore oil reserves, a nationwide effort to modernize infrastructure, and preparations for the hosting of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. Inequality and poverty are reducing and even Brazilâs political institutions are more governable and are producing a higher-quality democracy than most observers once thought possible.
Alfred P. Monteroâs timely and wide-ranging book explores Brazilâs amazing âturnaroundâ - from improvements to the working of its political institutions and judiciary, to the renewal of economic growth, the advent of innovative social policy, and the emergence of a new foreign policy agenda. Unpacking both overly optimistic as well as pessimistic views of Brazilian politics and development, Montero offers illuminating insights into the countryâs transformation and its increasing significance on the international stage.