Brazil under the Workers’ Party: From euphoria to despair
By Lucy Stevens
4/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
In 2002, after a long political struggle, Lula was elected Brazil’s first working class President amid huge expectations that he and the Workers’ Party (PT) would bring much-needed reform. A great deal was achieved, including a dramatic reduction in poverty. But, just months before the staging of the World Cup in 2014, a series of social protests swept across the country. In 2015 further demonstrations erupted, with insistent calls for the impeachment of Lula’s re-elected successor, President Dilma Rousseff, for corruption.
Brazil under the Workers’ Party, the first serious look at what went right – and what went wrong – during the 12 years of Workers’ Party rule, tells a fascinating story of realpolitik, as Brazil’s first ethical party uses the old corrupt ways of Brazil’s dysfunctional political system to achieve real change and is then devoured by the political system it has failed to reform. An enthralling tale, of great significance for Latin America and the world, told by two experienced commentators on Brazil.
Editor's Note
What went wrong…
There were huge hopes for Brazil’s Workers’ Party when they first took power in 2002. This investigation into what went right and what went wrong culminates in the corruption and failed reform efforts that have lead to Rousseff’s impeachment.
Related to Brazil under the Workers’ Party
Related ebooks
Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lula and His Politics of Cunning: From Metalworker to President of Brazil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPrecarious Democracy: Ethnographies of Hope, Despair, and Resistance in Brazil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPresidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLegacies of the Left Turn in Latin America: The Promise of Inclusive Citizenship Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnder the Cover of Chaos: Trump and the Battle for the American Right Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDemocracy and Truth: A Short History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Arrogance of Power: South Africa's Leadership Meltdown Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Tea Party Explained: From Crisis to Crusade Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeef, Bible and bullets: Brazil in the age of Bolsonaro Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Confronting Capitalism: How the World Works and How to Change It Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReaction Formations: The Subject of Ethnonationalism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAfter the Pink Tide: Corporate State Formation and New Egalitarianisms in Latin America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFaux News: Mau Mau-Ing in the Era of Trump and Biden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPopulism: A Beginner's Guide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSnowflake Nation: Trigger Warnings, Trump, And Millennial Power Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Deep Diversity: A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCrisis Point: Why We Must – and How We Can – Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAnyone That Works for a Living and Votes Republican Is an Idiot Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInclusivism™: The World on the Brink of a Social Revolution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Realm of the Punisher: Travels in Duterte's Philippines Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTruth Lies Politics And a Warming World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDemocracy: the Con of the Century Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTransition America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhite Power and American Neoliberal Culture Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLobbying Uncovered: Corruption, Democracy, and Public Policy in Brazil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Populist's Guide to 2020: A New Right and New Left are Rising Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Duterte Reader: Critical Essays on Rodrigo Duterte's Early Presidency Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
World Politics For You
The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on the U.S.-Israeli War on the Palestinians Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago: The Authorized Abridgement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Reset: And the War for the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On Palestine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians (Updated Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/577 Days of February: Living and Dying in Ukraine, Told by the Nation’s Own Journalists Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ten Myths About Israel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5From Beirut to Jerusalem Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Awakening: Defeating the Globalists and Launching the Next Great Renaissance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of The 1619 Project: by Nikole Hannah-Jones - A Comprehensive Summary Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIsrael: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Antisemitism: Part One of The Origins of Totalitarianism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Palestine: A Socialist Introduction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A World Without Jews Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 2]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel is Coming to an End Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty | Summary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Enemies and Neighbors: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Promised Land: the triumph and tragedy of Israel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Brazil under the Workers’ Party
1 rating0 reviews