Brazil: Economic, Political, Social Change

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Caroline Kohorst

Pollard

IB History of the Americas

31 October 2007

Brazil: Economic, Political, Social Change

Brazil's "economic miracle"

1. Skidmore, Thomas E. and Peter H. Smith. Modern Latin America. 6th ed. New York:

Oxford University Press, 2005.

This source explains the effects of Brazil's economic choices that ultimately lead to the economic expansion known as Brazil's "economic miracle". As the source holds the military as the key player in the bettering of the Brazilian economy, the reasons as to why the economy was growing are listed.

* With the Revolution of 1964 came the new military government focused upon a democratic structure in order to achieve its primary goal of economic growth.

* This government in return was able to grow beyond expectations of the Brazilians, but was proven ineffective in its lack of education reform.

2. "DêNio Nogueira and the Brazilian Economic Miracle." Capital Flow Analysis. Center

for Capital Flow Analysis. 30 Oct. 2007 <http://www.capital-flow-analysis.com/

investment-tutorial/case_1n.html>.

This source evaluates the role the Brazilian government played in the economic growth during the 1960s. The value of this source is