Ben Ross Schneider's volume, New Order and Progress takes a thorough look at the political economy of Brazil. The distinctive perspective of the 11 chapters is historical, comparative, and theoretical. Collectively, the chapters offer sobering insight into why Brazil has not been the rising economic star of the BRIC that many predicted it would be, but also documents the gains that Brazil has made toward greater equality and stability. The book is grouped into four parts covering Brazil's development strategy, governance, social change, and political representation. The authors -18 leading experts from Brazil and the United States - analyze core issues in Brazil's evolving political economy, including falling inequality, the new middle class, equalizing federalism, the politicization of the federal bureaucracy, resurgent state capitalism, labor market discrimination, survival of political dynasties, the expansion of suffrage, oil and the resource curse, exchange rates and capital controls, protest movements, and the frayed social contract.

About the Author
Ben Ross Schneider is Ford International Professor of Political Science at MIT and director of the MIT-Brazil program.

Reviews
"Particularly impressive is the multidisciplinary approach in many of the contributions, as well as the successful demonstration of how and how much political, economic, and social developments have been interrelated. Strongly recommended to economists and political scientists who specialize in the development of Brazil, as well as of Latin America in general."-H. D. Renning, California State University, Stanislaus



Book Information
ISBN 9780190462895
Author Ben Ross Schneider
Format Paperback
Page Count 328
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 440g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 155mm * 25mm