External pressure and commercial opening in Brazil

Marianne Nassuno ()

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 1998, vol. 18, issue 1, 23-42

Abstract: This article discusses the influence of external pressure on the Brazilian trade liberalizationprocess. The conditions under which external pressure is defined are based on theapproach of international politics authors known as “realists” and related to the interestsof the States, reliance on specific pressure instruments and vulnerability to pressure. Eventssuch as the decline of the American hegemony, the rise of newly industrialized countries,the globalization of the international economy and the debt crisis, which led to an increasein international conflict during the l980’s are analysed, as well as domestic factors like theeconomic vulnerability of Brazil. JEL Classification: F60; F54.

Keywords: External pressure; globalization; liberalization; international political economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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