Revision Date:Mar 15, 2008 Publication Date:Jan 02, 2007
Discipline:Business & Government Relations Source:HBS Premier
Case Collection Also Available in: Covers President Lula's
challenges to reduce "Brazil cost" and grow like other BRIC
countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Experts agreed
that for Brazil to grow like other BRIC countries, the Brazilian
government would have to reduce the cost of doing business in
the country ("Brazil cost"). At the same time, President Lula's
challenge is to develop programs that accelerate growth without
undermining the progress achieved in reducing inequality and
poverty. Can the Brazilian government reverse inequality and
grow at the same time? What development strategy should Lula
follow in his second term? Does Brazil belong in BRIC? What do
these countries have in common? To learn about business
conditions in Brazil and the challenges of development in an
unequal society. Business conditions; Economic development;
International trade; Macroeconomics - Geographi