Date of Defense
4-10-2003
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. Sybil Rhodes
Second Advisor
Dr. Murray Tanner
Third Advisor
Dr. Steven Benfell
Abstract
I intended to study the domestic and international issues that pushed and pulled at the government in its creation of its economic policy. I intended to focus on the executive branch of the government and the international organizations and sovereign nations that influenced the policy decisions surrounding the specific year of 1997. However, as I researched I found something that I think is as just as important if not more important in creating Brazil's economic policy. As I researched it became evident that the characteristics of the Brazilian political parties had an influence on how all policies are formulated, more so than the rest of Latin America. The characteristics of the parties and their effects on the government and policy formation seem to be a large part of problem that the government has in solving the policy dilemmas it faces. The question of how the parties developed and the social issues that drive the parties led drove most of my research.
Recommended Citation
Sullivan, Jason, "Inefficient National Political Parties in Brazil and the Effects on Economic Policy" (2003). Honors Theses. 959.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/959
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Open Access