Book contents
- Modern Brazil
- Modern Brazil
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Graphs
- Tables
- Introduction
- 1 Brazil at Mid-Century
- 2 Political and Economic Evolution of Brazil
- 3 Demographic Change
- 4 Women, Family, and Work
- 5 The Welfare State and Income Transfers
- 6 Urban Life in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
- 7 Stratification and Mobility
- 8 Race and Stratification
- 9 Organization of Civil Society
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Political and Economic Evolution of Brazil
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2020
Book contents
- Modern Brazil
- Modern Brazil
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Graphs
- Tables
- Introduction
- 1 Brazil at Mid-Century
- 2 Political and Economic Evolution of Brazil
- 3 Demographic Change
- 4 Women, Family, and Work
- 5 The Welfare State and Income Transfers
- 6 Urban Life in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
- 7 Stratification and Mobility
- 8 Race and Stratification
- 9 Organization of Civil Society
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
We analyze the economic policies of both democratic and military governments and the role of Import Substitution policies used to promote industrialization. We also explain the military intervention.
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- Modern BrazilA Social History, pp. 35 - 62Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020