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This book is about the current, new Brazilian economy, which is also a foundation for the country’s future. Since the majority of the readers of this book are expected to be non-Brazilians, it is important to start this volume with a very short introduction to the economic history of the country, from its inception until now, and this is the only chapter in this book, along with the introduction, by a non-Brazilian.
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Grivoyannis, E.C. (2017). A Historical Background of Brazil’s Economy. In: Grivoyannis, E. (eds) The New Brazilian Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46297-8_1
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