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Brazil is a country whose recent GDP growth and political stability were achieved against the backdrop of numerous endemic social and economic issues. A subsequent chapter explores many of the social issues of crucial importance for the country’s development, ranging from poverty to crime and corruption, as well as the potential of its human capital. Here, we examine the economic challenges that hold back the rise of Brazil in relation to other economies, with a focus on deficits in competitiveness, innovation capabilities and infrastructure.
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Casanova, L., Kassum, J. (2014). Strengthening Brazil’s Competitiveness. In: The Political Economy of an Emerging Global Power. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137352361_6
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