Political Economy of Brazil: Recent Economic Performance

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Neoliberalism, Democracy and Economic Policy in Brazil....Pages 7-23
Lula’s Government in Brazil: A New Left or the Old Populism?....Pages 24-41
The Real Meaning of the Economic Policy of Lula’s Government....Pages 42-54
The Twilight of Lula’s Government: Another Failed Experiment with Left-Wing Administrations?....Pages 55-72
Lula’s Social Policies: New Wine in Old Bottles?....Pages 73-93
Assessing the Empirical Evidence on Inflation Targeting and Possible Lessons for Brazil....Pages 94-115
Inflation Targeting in Emerging Countries: The Case of Brazil....Pages 116-140
Fiscal Policy, Credit Availability and Financing of Regional Policies in Brazil: Has Lula’s Government Changed Anything?....Pages 141-164
Disentangling Policy and Politics: Non-Fiscal Implications of the Calculation of the PSBR in Brazil....Pages 165-179
The Interest Rate During the Lula Government: A Research Agenda....Pages 180-193
Fixed Income Debt Management and Uncertainty in the Lula Administration, 2002–2005....Pages 194-216
Back Matter....Pages 217-224