The Brazilian State Debate and Agenda

by Saad, Janaina; Font, Mauricio; Randall, Laura; Arbix, Glauco; de Almeida, Monica Arruda; Armijo, Leslie Elliott; Boschi, Renato; Collins, John F.; Fleischer, David; Braga Martes, Ana Cristina; Martin, Scott B.; M. Peixoto, Joao Paulo; Olivieri, Cecilia; S

• ISBN13: 9780739167311
• ISBN10: 0739167316
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-11
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

The Brazilian State: Debate and Agenda is part of the Bildner Western Hemisphere Studies Series. This book is a collection of essays from the conference "The Brazilian State: Paths and Prospects of Dirigisme and Liberalization" held at The Graduate Center, City University of New York in November 2009. The Brazilian State explores the changing roles, relations with society, and overall impact of the contemporary Brazilian State. The 16 chapters by scholars from Brazil and the United States contribute to the understanding of various policy areas in an emerging and fast-growing country. Collectively, the papers probe the relationship between state reform, institutional development, policy effectiveness, and economic dynamics since the 1930s, and provide analyses of issues that will be the center of debate in the presidency of the newly-elected Dilma Rousseff.The volume is divided into four sections: Approaches, Actors and Dynamics; Social and Cultural Dimensions; Financial Crisis and Response; and Shifting Global Relations.

Author Biography

Mauricio A. Font is professor of sociology at the Graduate Center and Queens College, City University of New York,where he is also director of the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studio Laura Randall, is the author of factors Affecting Learning and Cost. Effective Schooling in Primary Schools in Latin America and of the Political Economic of Brazilian Oil. Janaina saad is a research associate at the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vii
List of Figures	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Approaches, Actors, and Dynamics
Introduction	p. 3
The Brazilian State since Vargas	p. 11
State Developmentalism: Continuity & Uncertainty	p. 37
New Directions in Public Policy and State-Society Relations	p. 59
Crisis and Beyond: Responses and Prospects	p. 83
Bureaucrats, Parties, and Interest Groups	p. 109
Political Reform: A "Never-Ending Story"	p. 129
Civil Society Discourses and Practices in Porto Alegre	p. 149
Social and Cultural Dimensions
Pension Reform in Brazil: Addressing a Social Pact	p. 171
Feminism, the State, and Gender Equality	p. 193
Nation-State Consolidation and Cultural Patrimony	p. 219
Financial Crisis and Response
The Financial Services Industry	p. 247
Regulation & Compliance: Anti-Money Laundering	p. 279
Financialization, Crisis, and a New Mania in Brazil	p. 297
Shifting Global Relations
Brazil and the Transatlantic Community	p. 317
Regional Integration: Political Uses of Energy Policy	p. 341
Appendix: Economic and Social Indicators	p. 369
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. 375
Bibliography	p. 381
Index	p. 415
About the Contributors	p. 421
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