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[ARTICLE] Brazil and the World System
Sep. 11th, 2003 03:14 pmFernand Braudel Center, Binghamton University
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Commentary No. 120, Sept. 1, 2003
"Brazil and the World-System: The Era of Lula"
Brazil is a major country in the world-system. Its large size, its large population, its role as a leader of Latin America, and its strength as a semiperipheral state all mean that what happens in Brazil is of great consequence in terms of both the geopolitical arena and the structure of the world-economy. In 2002, for the first time in Brazil's history, the candidate of a left party, Luiz Inácio da Silva ("Lula") of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), won the elections, and seemed to signal a resurgence of left forces in Latin America and the South in general. Yet, only ten months later, the reviews of commentators, both Brazilian and foreign, are very mixed. Once again, the question is being asked whether it is possible to
sustain an elected left government, one that will pursue a policy in opposition to the forces of neo-liberalism, in a country of the South? Or are the counterpressures of the United States, the IMF, and major capitalist forces too strong?
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http://fbc.binghamton.edu/commentr.htm
Commentary No. 120, Sept. 1, 2003
"Brazil and the World-System: The Era of Lula"
Brazil is a major country in the world-system. Its large size, its large population, its role as a leader of Latin America, and its strength as a semiperipheral state all mean that what happens in Brazil is of great consequence in terms of both the geopolitical arena and the structure of the world-economy. In 2002, for the first time in Brazil's history, the candidate of a left party, Luiz Inácio da Silva ("Lula") of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), won the elections, and seemed to signal a resurgence of left forces in Latin America and the South in general. Yet, only ten months later, the reviews of commentators, both Brazilian and foreign, are very mixed. Once again, the question is being asked whether it is possible to
sustain an elected left government, one that will pursue a policy in opposition to the forces of neo-liberalism, in a country of the South? Or are the counterpressures of the United States, the IMF, and major capitalist forces too strong?
( Read more... )
