1. The recent global crises and economic policies for future durable recovery -- 2. State capitalism, government and central bank responses to COVID-19 -- 3. Law and (un)sustainability in the age of the Anthropocene -- 4. Re-thinking macroeconomics after the COVID-19 pandemic -- 5. Productivity,...

This book assesses the performance of the first Lula government (2002-06) from different perspectives including economics, politics, history and social policy. While the focus is on Brazil, it also refers to the experiences of similar countries both for comparative purposes and for evidence of...

This book is the thirteenth volume in the International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series which explores the latest developments in political economy. A collection of eight papers, the book concentrates on the deregulation of domestic financial markets and discusses financial...