The politics of military rule in Brazil, 1964-85

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The politics of military rule in Brazil, 1964-85

Thomas E. Skidmore

Oxford University Press, 1988

  • : pbk

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Includes index

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ISBN 9780195038989

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This is an account of contemporary Brazil and its problems and opportunities as one of the major Third World powers which has occupied an increasingly prominent role on the world stage. As a sequel to Politics in Brazil, 1930-1964 , which ended with the overthrow of the legitimate government of Joao Goulart by a military coup, it picks up the story with the establishment of the military regime in 1964, the institution of a strongly authoritarian capitalist government that created a national security state (1969-74), the gradual liberalization of the regime later in the 1970s, and finally the political reconciliation and the opening up of the political process again in the early 1980s. Much of the emphasis is on Brazil's struggle both with economic development and with foreign domination of the economy. Students of the history and politics of Latin America.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195063165

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The largest and most important country in Latin America, Brazil was the first to succumb to the military coups that struck that region in the 1960s and the early 1970s. In this authoritative study, Thomas E. Skidmore, one of America's leading experts on Latin America and, in particular, on Brazil, offers the first analysis of more than two decades of military rule, from the overthrow of Joao Goulart in 1964, to the return of democratic civilian government in 1985 with the presidency of Jose Sarney. A sequel to Skidmore's highly acclaimed Politics in Brazil, 1930-1964, this volume explores the military rule in depth. Why did the military depose Goulart? What kind of "economic miracle" did their technocrats fashion? Why did General Costa e Silva's attempts to "humanize the Revolution" fail, only to be followed by the most repressive regime of the period? What led Generals Geisel and Golbery to launch the liberalization that led to abertura? What role did the Brazilian Catholic Church, the most innovative in the Americas, play? How did the military government respond in the early 1980s to galloping inflation and an unpayable foreign debt? Skidmore concludes by examining the early Sarney presidency and the clues it may offer for the future. Will democratic governments be able to meet the demands of urban workers and landless peasants while maintaining economic growth and international competitiveness? Can Brazil at the same time control inflation and service the largest debt in the developing world? Will its political institutions be able to represent effectively an electorate now three times larger than in 1964? What role will the military play in the future? In recent years, many Third World nations-Argentina, the Philippines, and Uruguay, among others-have moved from repressive military regimes to democratic civilian governments. Skidmore's study provides insight into the nature of this transition in Brazil and what it may tell about the fate of democracy in the Third World.

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