Brazil as an emerging economy: a new economic miracle?

This article shows that abundant resources and blind faith in an optimistic future cannot result in sustainable growth in Brazil. There are great deficiencies in various areas which make sustained high growth rates almost impossible to achieve, such as the low investment ratio, deficiencies in creat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Amann, Edmund, Baer, Werner
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/361
Acceso en línea:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/361
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:crescimento
infraestrutura
investimento
taxa de câmbio
igualdade
growth
infrastructure
investment
exchange rate
equity
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Sumario:This article shows that abundant resources and blind faith in an optimistic future cannot result in sustainable growth in Brazil. There are great deficiencies in various areas which make sustained high growth rates almost impossible to achieve, such as the low investment ratio, deficiencies in creating human capital, high interest rates leading to an uncompetitive exchange rate and a lack of infrastructural development. JEL Classification: O11; O12; O43; O54.