Introduction
The colonial period and the nineteenth century
Early industrial growth
The post-World War II industrialization drive : 1946-1961
From stagnation and boom to the debt crisis : 1961-1985
Inflation and economic drift : 1985-1994
The real plan and the end of inflation : 1994-2002
The economic orthodoxy vs. social development : 2002-2007
The external sector : trade and foreign investments
The changing public sector and the impact of privatization
Regional inequalities
The agricultural sector
The environmental impact of development
Health care
Neoliberalism and market concentration : the emergence of a contradiction?
Linking past, present, and future.
The Brazilian economy : growth and development by Werner Baer. ISBN 9781588264756. Published by Lynne Rienner in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.