The myth of Vargas’ economic populism

The Second Vargas Administration in Brazil (1951-1954) is commonly associated with the phenomenon of populism. However, based on the models of economic populism, it is clear that the economic policy of the period is not the one shown by those models. Besides, based on this historic experience, it is...

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Autor: Fonseca, Pedro Cezar Dutra
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Recursos:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/392
Acesso em linha:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/392
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:economia brasileira
Vargas
populismo econômico
desenvolvimentismo
Brazilian economy
economic populism
developmentalism
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Resumo:The Second Vargas Administration in Brazil (1951-1954) is commonly associated with the phenomenon of populism. However, based on the models of economic populism, it is clear that the economic policy of the period is not the one shown by those models. Besides, based on this historic experience, it is advocated that there is no incompatibility between developmentalism and the adoption of macroeconomic stability-oriented measures. JEL Classification: N16; P48.