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Emerging Economies After The Global Financial Crisis: The Case Of Brazil, Enrique Carrasco, Sean Williams
Emerging Economies After The Global Financial Crisis: The Case Of Brazil, Enrique Carrasco, Sean Williams
Enrique R Carrasco
Abstract Emerging economies have rebounded relatively quickly from the 2008 global financial crisis and, despite various challenges they face resulting from the European sovereign debt crisis, they face bright economic futures. While many observers have focused on China and India, Brazil is an emerging economy that has enjoyed increasing visibility. This article examines Brazil’s evolution into an emerging economy, or, given the market-based nature of the term, an emerging market economy (EME). After outlining the broadly accepted definition of an EME, we examine Brazil’s path towards becoming an EME, from the “pre-emergent” Brazil to its current status as an EME. …