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The Promise – and Pitfalls – of State-led Development in Resource-rich Countries: Resource Nationalism in Latin America and Beyond

August 20, 2020 · by · in Brazil, Global Political Economy, Latin American political economy, Oil, Resource Politics, Workers' Party · Leave a comment

Originally posted on Developing Economics:
The eclipse of neoliberalism in 2000s coincided with the so-called commodity ‘super cycle’ that lasted between 2002 and 2012. In search of a new model, resource-rich states began to articulate resource nationalism as a development strategy. While ownership and control of minerals and hydrocarbons are intricately tied to claims of…

Can a Fourth Victory for the Workers’ Party Secure Brazil’s State Capitalism?

October 27, 2014 · by · in Brazil, Good governance, Latin American political economy, Oil, Poverty Reduction, Resource Politics, Uncategorized, Workers' Party · 1 Comment

Last Sunday, 26th October, Brazilians voted the incumbent Dilma Rousseff, securing the Workers’ Party (PT) its fourth electoral victory. In a very tight race with Aecio Neves of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PDSB), Rousseff won by a three per cent margin, indicating the fragility of her victory in what has been considered as one […]