Brazil 1960-1990 Structures of Power and Processes of Change

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ISBN: 9780761825456 | 0761825452
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/5/2003

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The book examines the social and economic conditions at the time the military came to power in Brazil and implanted an economic model for rapid development, which resulted in drastic changes in the lives of millions of people with the severe increase of hunger and poverty.

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Theoretical Approach to the Study of Structures of Power and Processes of Change
Approach: The Systems Perspective	p. 3
Theoretical Approach	p. 3
Systems Theory	p. 5
The Origins and Attributes of Systems Theory	p. 8
The Field and Focus of Study	p. 18
On Applying the Theoretical Perspective	p. 34
Food Insecurity in Brazil: Food and Agricultural Policies and Social Reaction during the 1964-1985 Military Regime
Historical Background: Factors that Influenced the Formulation of Food and Agricultural Policies	p. 53
The Period of Economic Expansion, 1964-1973	p. 53
The Period of Economic Contraction, 1974-1985	p. 55
The Impact of Food and Agricultural Policies on the Brazilian Social Structure	p. 59
An Overview of Agriculture	p. 59
Agricultural Production	p. 59
Regional Patterns of Food Production	p. 60
Changes in Agricultural Production	p. 61
Changes in the Agrarian Social Structure	p. 62
Food and Agricultural Policies	p. 63
Agricultural Policies	p. 63
Food Policies	p. 64
The Rise of Civil Society	p. 67
Grassroots Networks	p. 70
Grassroots Movements	p. 73
Neighborhood Associations	p. 73
Christian-Based Communities	p. 74
The Rise of the Middle Sectors	p. 75
The Formation of the Instituto Brasileiro de Analises Sociais e Economicas (IBASE)	p. 77
The Nature and Purpose of IBASE	p. 78
Structure of the Institute	p. 78
Activities of the Institute	p. 79
Informational Activities	p. 80
Normative Activities	p. 80
IBASE as a Network	p. 81
Linkage Mechanisms	p. 82
At the International Level: Communications	p. 82
At the National Level: Betinho, the National Articulator	p. 82
IBASE Multilevel Operations	p. 85
At the Local Level: Organizer of the Movement Against Hunger	p. 85
Characteristics of the Movement Against Hunger	p. 86
Operationalization of the Movement Against Hunger	p. 88
At the National Level: Articulator of the National Food Security Council	p. 91
The Formation of the National Food Security Council (CONSEA)	p. 91
The First National Conference on Food Security	p. 93
At the International Level: Promoter of International Cooperation	p. 95
Linkages with International Nongovernmental Organizations	p. 95
Conclusion	p. 97
References	p. 101
Index	p. 107
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