History of Brazil Since the End of the Cold War I - Introdu

It is impossible to set a date on "the end of the Cold War", simply because the "end of the Cold War" was not an event but a process starting with mutual realization of the futility and destructiveness of a costly endless conflict between the "Great Satan" and the "Evil Empire", going through a period of dTtente, and fizzling out (hopefully) into an uneasy and ambiguous "peace". For the purpose of this summary survey, we have researched databases in the United States and in Brazil, and selected articles from American and Brazilian periodicals published from late 1990 through early 1992.

Jim Rohwer, writing in The Economist, titled his article on Brazil today, "The Blessed and the Cursed".

"The only thing standing between Brazil and Asia-like rates of economic growth is lousy government... Rio de Janeiro is still the 'marvelous city', a hedonistic paradise of green mountains looking down on blue sea. The state of Spo Paulo, with the world's second most populous city (there are 17 m Paulistas) and almost half of Brazil's industrial output, still vibrates with entrepreneurial energy and prosperity... One of the greatest natural wonders, the Amazon rain forest, has proved more resistant to man's attacks than was feared a few years ago; even now only 8% of it has been burnt... In fact, Brazil has changed a lot over the past half-decade, almost entirely for the worse. In these five years, Braz

. . .
ents. Loans and incentives are to be provided to the private sector. Industry is to be coordinated with the research work of universities and institutes. Investments are to reach 1.3% of GDP in 1944 from the 1990s' 0.8%. Two-thirds will go to technology, one third to science. The private sector is to increase its share of investments in science and technology from 0.03% to 0.17% of the GDP by 1944 (i.e. a growth of 35% a year). Federal credit loans are to be made at the rate of 8% by 1944, from the 1990s' level of 3%. New legislation (the New Information Law) has eliminated certain clauses, such as the one that defined national companies as those that had at least 70% of their capital in Brazilian hands and no more than 30% owned by foreign interests. Until 1992, control have been maintained on import of products in which local industry has been considered competitive. Import taxes on new materials, components, and parts for computers have been reduced. Joint ventures with foreign companies that transfer technology are now permitted. In October 1990, the Brazilian Government proposed to Congress the revision of the Software Law: it was to end the exclusive rights to market a particular software in the country. Finally
. . .

Some common words found in the essay are:
Brazil Plan, Business International, Latin America's, Spo Paulo, Central Bank, Gazeta Mercantil, Weekly Report, John Kennedy, Report WR-91-45, Roman Catholic, latin america, weekly report, america weekly report, america weekly, latin america weekly, street children, latin american, central bank, brazil plan, march 1992, february 1992, business america, collor de mello, business latin america, fernando collor de,
Approximate Word count = 5370
Approximate Pages = 21 (250 words per page)