From Vargas to Lula, Brazil has repeated the same failed formula: the State as the driving force of the economy, inflation, debt and stagnation. Statism is not a mistake — it is a method...
Brazil produces little not for lack of effort, but due to excessive government intervention. Discover how regulations, protectionism and inefficient public investment sabotage productivity and hinder growth.
Series: The Productivity Trap in Brazil – Part 3 IntroductionProductivity is not imposed by decree, nor is it resolved with government slogans. It is built — and depends on a foundation...
Series: The Productivity Trap in Brazil – Part 2 IntroductionBrazilians work on average more hours per year than their peers in Europe or the United States — but produce much less. ...
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