Business-State Relations in Brazil

_x000D_ Based on primary research carried out over a period of twenty years using original qualitative data, Marukh Doctor’s book evaluates the political economy of reform in Brazil and the difficulty of implementing institutional modernization in the context of opposition from vested interests originating in the state and civil society. It focuses on specifically on the Port Modernization Law, which aimed to augment the country's competitiveness by creating efficient and low cost ports.