Brazil as an economic superpower? : understanding Brazil's changing role in the global economy / Lael Brainard, Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Brazil : the "B" belongs in the BRICS / Lael Brainard and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz -- Brazil as an agricultural and energy superpower. Brazil as an international energy player / Ricardo Ubiraci Sennes and Thais Narciso -- Brazil as an agricultural and agroenergy superpower / André Meloni Nassar -- Brazil : the challenges in becoming an agricultural superpower / Geraldo Barros -- Opening markets : Brazil's trade policy. Brazil's trade policy : moving away from old paradigms? / Pedro da Motta Veiga -- Brazil's trade policy : old and new issues / Mauricio Mesquita Moreira -- Extending Brazilian multinationals' global reach. Big business in Brazil : leveraging natural endowments and state support for international expansion / Ben Ross Schneider -- Technology, public policy, and the emergence of Brazilian multinationals / Edmund Amann -- Brazil as an equitable opportunity society. Income policies, income distribution, and the distribution of opportunities in Brazil / Marcelo Neri..

"Scholars and policymakers from Brazil, Europe, and the United States examine the present state and likely future of Brazil's economy. Their analysis focuses particularly on five key topics: agribusiness, energy, trade, social investment, and multinational corporations"--Provided by publisher.