This article examines the degree of market and firm competitiveness that developed in Brazil in the 15 years since the introduction of neo-liberal policies. In particular, it evaluates the extent to which trade liberalization and the freeing-up of domestic markets has resulted in more...

In the course of the 1990s, the Brazilian economy has undergone an unprecedented programme of liberalization. Barriers to trade have been lowered, the scope of industrial policy has narrowed and the state has radically scaled down its role as producer, following the launch of an ambitious...

Infrastructural issues have moved to the very heart of the policy agenda in Brazil, having been brought into focus by the build up to the FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics. This paper opens with a brief historical review of infrastructure in Brazil, beginning with the 19th Century and the...

Brazil is a country of continental proportions whose gross domestic product is unevenly distributed among its various regions. The impact of general domestic economic policies has often been perceived as not being regionally neutral, but as reinforcing the geographic concentration of economic...

This book provides an overview and analysis of the increased presence of European investors in Latin America, in addition to presenting the results of a survey carried out in the major European investor countries whose aim was to analyze corporate investment strategies in Latin America.Abstract:...