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The Washington Dissensus

A Privileged Observer's Perspective on US-Brazil Relations

By: Rubens Barbosa

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The Washington Dissensus

A Privileged Observer's Perspective on US-Brazil Relations

By: Rubens Barbosa

During the five years in which he represented Brazil in the United States (under both the Cardoso and Lula presidencies), Ambassador Barbosa witnessed presidential elections that brought opposition parties to power in both the United States and Brazil, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the outbreak of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In this memoir, translated from the Portuguese, he recounts the most significant regional and global issues that arose, alongside the domestic political conflicts within a divided North American society. Barbosa provides sophisticated analysis of economic relations during these changing times, and also explores the many US misconceptions about Brazil and the Latin American region. From the privileged post of observation that an ambassadorship in the American capital represents, Barbosa had the exceptional opportunity over a considerable length of time to closely follow relations between Brazil and the United States. He witnessed relations evolve under two governments as they developed distinct foreign policies, which at times led to a breakdown in understanding between the two countries.

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Vanderbilt University Press

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0826520138

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The Washington Dissensus

A Privileged Observer's Perspective on US-Brazil Relations

By: Rubens Barbosa

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The Washington Dissensus

A Privileged Observer's Perspective on US-Brazil Relations

By: Rubens Barbosa

During the five years that he represented Brazil in the United States (under both the Cardoso and Lula presidencies), Ambassador Barbosa witnessed presidential elections that brought opposition parties to power in both the United States and Brazil, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the outbreak of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In this memoir, translated from the Portuguese, Barbosa recounts the most significant regional and global issues that arose, alongside the domestic political conflicts within a divided North American society. Barbosa provides sophisticated analysis of economic relations during these changing times, and also explores the many US misconceptions about Brazil and the Latin American region. From the privileged post of observation that an ambassadorship in the American capital represents, Barbosa had the exceptional opportunity over a considerable length of time to closely follow relations between Brazil and the United States. He witnessed relations evolve under two governments as they developed distinct foreign policies, which at times led to a breakdown in understanding between the two countries.

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Vanderbilt University Press

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0826502962

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9780826502964

The Politics behind Aid and Cooperation Norms

Critical Reflections on the Normative Role of Brazil and the United Kingdom

By: Rubens de Siqueira Duarte

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The Politics behind Aid and Cooperation Norms

Critical Reflections on the Normative Role of Brazil and the United Kingdom

By: Rubens de Siqueira Duarte

This book examines the use of norms by British and Brazilian actors in aid/cooperation in the 21st century, unveiling the politics behind norm circulation. Inspired by a constructivist approach, this research analyses actors’ agency in asymmetric international and domestic environments, in which different norms, dissimilar identities, and opposing interests coexist. Regardless of the discourses and theories surrounding the differentiation between North-South and South-South aid/cooperation, British and Brazilian actors use norms to achieve their own goals at the domestic and international levels. Processes of norm circulation in aid/cooperation have a greater impact at the international level and within the domestic environment of donor/partner countries, than in promoting behavioral changes in recipient countries. However, the content of British and Brazilian norms is different given their historical position in the international architecture and domestic context. The present study sought to unveil the politics behind how actors use aid/cooperation norms in order to achieve their goals in three major instances: 1- the international forums where actors debate the aid/cooperation architecture; 2- the domestic environment of donor/partner countries; and, 3- the domestic level of recipient countries, where international norms are diffused.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498582737

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9781498582735

Banking and Financial Deepening in Brazil

By: Francis A. Lees,James M. Botts,Rubens Penha Cysne

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Banking and Financial Deepening in Brazil

By: Francis A. Lees,James M. Botts,Rubens Penha Cysne

The authors deal with economic policy and the financial development of Brazil. It also presents a description of the financial system that was created in Brazil. The book covers developments in the financial markets, giving emphasis to the programs of debt conversion and privatization.

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Springer

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1349106399

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9781349106394

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The Washington Dissensus

The Washington Dissensus

The Washington Dissensus

The Washington Dissensus

The Politics behind Aid and Cooperation Norms

The Politics behind Aid and Cooperation Norms

Banking and Financial Deepening in Brazil

Banking and Financial Deepening in Brazil

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