{"product_id":"brazil-in-transition-beliefs-leadership-and-institutional-change-9780691162911","title":"Brazil In Transition - Beliefs, Leadership, And Institutional Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lee J. Alston | Marcus Andre Melo | Bernardo Mueller\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton UP\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Prince UP\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: History\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Economic History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Possibly the biggest thing we don't understand in social science is how and why a society moves from one institutional equilibrium to another. To tackle this you need history, economics, political science, sociology, and psychology. This pathbreaking book on the emergence of a new Brazil incorporates all of these and more.\"\u003cb\u003e--James Robinson, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWhy Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In contrast to the conventional wisdom that attributes development to geography, policies, culture, and luck, the authors of \u003ci\u003eBrazil in Transition\u003c\/i\u003e persuasively show that the transformation of institutions and beliefs, the role of leadership, and the seizing of opportunities account for Brazil's economic performance during the last few decades. This is a powerful framework and argument, elaborated intensively for the Brazilian case, but clearly appropriate to other developing economies around the world.\"\u003cb\u003e--Kenneth Shepsle, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book makes the optimistic case for the future of democracy, showing how an autocratic, cronyistic regime can transform itself into a democracy that combines a long-term focus on social inclusion with rational economic policy. An accessible, learned, and compelling account.\"\u003cb\u003e--Charles Calomiris, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eFragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBrazil in Transition\u003c\/i\u003e offers a bold and challenging hypothesis: that Brazil is in the process of transitioning from a society with limited civil and political rights, weak economic resiliency and competition, and an unstable set of political institutions and regimes, to a society with secure rights, a resilient economy, and stable political institutions unaffected by changes in regimes. The authors offer a new conceptual framework based on leadership and beliefs, as well as a striking and informative historical narrative of Brazil in the last fifty years. A fascinating account and analysis.\"\u003cb\u003e--John Joseph Wallis, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eViolence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This fascinating look at the political economy of Brazil emphasizes the role of networks and beliefs in facilitating the nation's transition toward a more widely shared prosperity. The book is rich with detail, and is required reading for anyone interested in the Brazilian economy.\"\u003cb\u003e--John Londregan, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With novel arguments, this book lays out an analytic narrative of Brazil's recent political transition and why it has led to profound socioeconomic changes. This major work will make us rethink what we knew about Brazil and considers whether it might finally live up to its promise as a country of the future.\"\u003cb\u003e--Noel Maurer, George Washington University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Exploring Brazil's stunning--if incomplete--economic progress of recent decades and the unexpected institutional shifts that underscored it, this book posits a new framework for understanding economic development in the modern era. Firmly grounded in history and sound scholarship, \u003ci\u003eBrazil in Transition\u003c\/i\u003e does an outstanding job delving into the Brazilian experience from 1964 to today.\"\u003cb\u003e--Anne G. Hanley, Northern Illinois University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton UP","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45091114320023,"sku":"9780691162911","price":2788.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691162911.webp?v=1769203748","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/brazil-in-transition-beliefs-leadership-and-institutional-change-9780691162911","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}