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Empresariado industrial, democracia e poder político
2009. With Eli Diniz. Brazilian industrialist ceased to be part of the dominant political coalition in the late 1980s in the 2000s, as new developmentalism is being discussed, there are signals that they are comming back. (Paper in Novos Estudos Cebrap). |
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Nacionalismo no centro e na periferia do capitalismo
2008. Nationalism is a major ideology of capitalism together with liberalism, socialism, efficientism and ambientalism. It is the ideology of the nation and of economic development. When radical, or ethnic, it is dreadful. (Paper: Revista Estudos Avançados (- da USP)) |
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Depois do consenso neoliberal, o retorno dos empresários industriais?
2008. With Eli Diniz. Brazilian industrial entrepreneurs associated with the state bureaucracy were dominant from 1930 to late 1980s. Now, they may be returning to power. At least they are better prepared for that. (Paper to be published) |
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Burocracia pública e classes dirigentes no Brasil
2007. The Brazilian state bureaucracy was part of the ruling class in association with the industrial bourgeoisie between the 1930s and the 1980s. English version available. (Paper: Revista de Sociologia e Política (Univ.Paraná).
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Esquerda nacional e empresários na América Latina
2007. Businessmen may support a moderate left political party if this party is also national commited to national economic development. Spanish version available.(Paper Lua Nova) |
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Public bureaucracy and ruling classes in Brazil
2007. The brazilian state bureaucracy was part of the ruling class in association with the industrial bourgeoisie between the 1930s and the 1980s. Portuguese version available. paper Revista de Sociologia e Política. |
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Acordo nacional no início do século XXI
2006. In order to become again a real nation Brazil needs a encompassing national agreement, where the association between businessmen and the state bureaucracy is key. (Note in , Economia Brasileira na Encruzilhada) |
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La paradoja de la izquierda en Brasil
2006. Why does the center-left win elections in Brazil but does not govern? Probabbly because the gap between civil society, which actually holds power, and the people is large. (Paper in edited book). Portuguese version available. |
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O Paradoxo da Esquerda no Brasil
2006. Why does the center-left win elections in Brazil but does not govern? Probabbly because the gap between civil society, which actually holds power, and the people is large.Spanish version available. (Paper in Novos Estudos Cebrap) |
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Izquierda nacional y empresarios en América Latina
2006. Businessmen may support a moderate left political party if this party is also national commited to national economic development. Portuguese version available.(Paper Nueva Sociedad). |
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Desenvolvimento e Crise no Brasil (5a. edição)
2003. The patterns of economic development and the political pacts in Brazil from Vargas (1930) to Lula (2003). 5th revised edition almost doubling the size of the book. English version available. (Book: Editora 34) |
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Empresários, suas origens e as interpretações do Brasil
1993. Brazilian entrepreneurs originate in middle class immigrants. Yet, after the 1964 military coup Caio Prado Jr. developed an interpretation of Brazil based in the false assumption that industrialists originated in coffee planters families. (Paper: Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais) |
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The dialectic of redemocratization and abertura
1984. The 'abertura' is a strategy that military are using to postpone the democratic transition that became inevitable since the Brazilian business men broke down their alliance with them.(Paper in Development and Crisis in Brazil: 1930-1983.) |
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Prefácio para Empresários e Hegemonia Política no Brasil
1979. The Brazilian entrepreneurs may not have political hegemony but they have ideological hegemony. (Preface to the book by Fernando C. Prestes Motta). |
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O Colapso de uma Aliança de Classes
1978. Since the authoritarian "1977 April package", the bourgeoisie broke its alliance with the military. It did not fear anymore communism, and preferred democracy. Thus, the book predicts that the transition to democracy is under way. (Book: Editora Brasiliense) |
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Empresários e Administradores no Brasil
1974. Modernization of Brazilian business enterprises, class origins, social mobility, and carreer of Paulista business executives. (Book: Editora Brasiliense originally, PhD dissertation "Mobilidade e Carreira dos Dirigentes das Empresas Paulistas). |
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Origens étnicas dos dirigentes das empresas paulistas comparada com a dos empresários
1972. A comparison of the ethnic origins of Paulista business executives (1964 survey) with the origin of Paulista entrepreneurs (1962). (chapter of book) |
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O administrador profissional e as perspectivas da sociedade brasileira
1966. Given the existence of a large middle classe, democracy's restoration is inevitable. In this process, Brazilian industrial entrepreneurs must associate themselves with the new business managers that are emerging and develop a national development strategy that should be democratic and socially progressive. (Paper: Revista de Administração de Empresas) |
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Origens étnicas e sociais do empresário paulista
1964. Research report showing that the Paulista industrialists that led the Brazilian industrialization were, mostly, descendants of middle class immigrants, not from coffee planters. English version available only in this site.(Paper: Revista de Administração de Empresas) |
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Brazil: ethnic and social origins of the industrial entrepreneurs
1964. Research report showing that the Paulista industrialists that led the Brazilian industrialization were, mostly, descendants of middle class immigrants, not from coffee planters. ( Published Portuguese version available. (Paper: this English version only published here) |
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Desenvolvimento econômico e o empresário
1962. In contemporary capitalism Schumpeterian entrepreneurs remain significant, but in the large business enterprises innovation is the outcome of senior executives colectively involved in entrepreneurial activity. (Paper: Revista de Administração de Empresas) |
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Three questions: (1) mobility pattern related to executives values and decision-making, (2) behavioral decision-making model, (3) conflict and cooperation
1960. Social mobilitity, decision-making patterns and conflict/cooperation of American business executives. (Term paper: MBA at Michigan State University) |
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Changing perspectives of social mobility
1960. The conflict that American graduate business students face between the drive for social mobility and the conditions found by William Henry: leaving home and forgeting friends (Term-paper: MBA at Michigan State University) |
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O empresário industrial e a Revolução Brasileira
1963. Since 1930 Brazilian entrepreneurs associated themselves with workers and technocrats to promote Brazilian industrialization. Yet, in the 1950s historical new facts conduced to this political pact's colapse, and the breaking up of a political crisis. (Paper: Revista de Administração de Empresas) |