The Politicized Market Economy: Alcohol in Brazil's Energy StrategyThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1986. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Efficiency Incentives and a PoliticoEconomic Model | 17 |
Market Forces in the Steered Economy | 45 |
The Politicized Market Economy | 77 |
History | 127 |
Equilibrium | 198 |
Denouement and Equilibration | 228 |
Conclusion | 246 |
Other editions - View all
The Politicized Market Economy: Alcohol in Brazil's Energy Strategy Michael Barzelay Limited preview - 2021 |
The Politicized Market Economy: Alcohol in Brazil's Energy Strategy Michael Barzelay Limited preview - 1986 |
The Politicized Market Economy: Alcohol in Brazil's Energy Strategy Michael Barzelay Limited preview - 2023 |
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