Starting Over: Brazil Since 1985

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Copyright © 2011 the brookings institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. www.brookings.edu All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Brookings Institution Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data Fishlow, Albert. Starting over : Brazil since 1985 / Albert Fishlow.    p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “Explains how the changes that Brazil has undergone over the last twentyfive years have transformed the social, political, economic, and diplomatic realms in that country and will affect its future, and especially influence the new presidency of Dilma Rousseff”—Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-8157-2143-7 (cloth : acid-free paper) 1. Brazil—History—1985– 2. Brazil—Economic conditions—1985– 3. Brazil—Social conditions—1985– 4. Brazil—Politics and government—1985–2002. 5. Brazil—Politics and government—2003– I. Title. F2538.3.F555 2010 981.06'4—dc23 2011019462 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed on acid-free paper Typeset in Sabon and Strayhorn Composition by Cynthia Stock Silver Spring, Maryland Printed by R. R. Donnelley Harrisonburg, Virginia 00-2143-7 fm.indd 4 6/6/11 2:25 PM To Harriet 00-2143-7 fm.indd 5 6/6/11 2:25 PM 00-2143-7 fm.indd 6 6/6/11 2:25 PM ...