'With special focus on Brazil, this lucid study offers concrete guidelines for escape from the tragedy of hunger in the midst of plenty, underused resources, idle hands with so much work that should be done to benefit the larger society, while the global economy regresses from creating capital for production to bestowing wealth on a few – all the result of policies that can be reversed by an informed and engaged public. A most valuable contribution in these troubled times.'Noam Chomsky Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

This book provides a systematic description of the key challenges faced by Brazil today, and the main lines of action required to bring the country back on track. Brazil is not a poor country; what it presently produces is sufficient to ensure everyone a dignified and comfortable life. Its problems are not economic in the sense of lack of resources, but rather in terms of social and political organization. With President Lula governing the country as of 2023, structural challenges such as deep inequality, the environmental disaster and the financial chaos have become evident. The present book is not only about Brazil, but about the challenges it has in common with so many third-world countries. Its resources, particularly financial resources, are not going where they are needed. On the contrary, the necessary initiatives are being financially drained or under-funded. Powerful elites, in coordination with the international financial corporations and commodity traders, resist any attempt at building a more balanced society. This book seeks to combat these structural issues.
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ISBN
9781527519886
Publisert
2023-07-24
Utgiver
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Høyde
212 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
117

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Biografisk notat

Ladislau Dowbor graduated in political economy from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and his PhD in social economics is from the Central School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw, Poland. He was an advisor in economic development and planning in Africa (for 7 years), Asia and different countries in Latin America with the UN technical assistance programs. He was an advisor at the Instituto Lula, Brazil, helping develop different programs for the Lula administration, while teaching at the Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil.