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Baer (economics, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) presents the result of a November 2010 conference exploring the ways in which the general economic policies of Brazil (as opposed to explicitly regional policies) have influenced the uneven regional distribution of economic growth. Specific topics addressed by the 13 included papers include the regional impact of Brazil's first systematic program of import substitutions in the 1950s, the measurement of social inclusion across regions, the impact of national social programs on regional inequality, the non-convergence of salaries or job creation between regions under Brazilian labor policies, the bias of the privatization programs during the 1990s and early 2000s towards the developed regions with more state enterprises, the regional concentration of science and technology location and policies, regional concentrations of foreign direct investment, regional aspects of the regulation and control of deforestation, land use in Brazil's frontier regions, and the development of regional approaches in the government's agricultural research corporation. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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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 activities. This detailed book examines the regional impact of such general policies as: industrialization, agricultural modernization, privatization, stabilization, science and technology, labor, and foreign direct investment. Written by recognized and respected scholars, this book fills a significant gap in the current literature on regional development in Brazil. Researchers and students in economics, economic history, political science and regional studies, and others interested in the economics of transition to a market system will find this comprehensive collection an invaluable resource. Contributors include: E. Alves, E. Amann, M. Azanha Ferraz de Moraes, C.R. Azzoni, W. Baer, C.J. Caetano Bacha, L.R. Cavalcante, R. Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, E. Contini, F.C. de Oliveira, M.C. Holanda, C. Kraide Kretzmann, A. Magalhaes, G.B. Martha Jr., C.C. Mueller, A. Rands Barros, R.M. Silveira-Neto, N.M. Trebat, T.J. Trebat, S. Underman, A. Villela
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