Abstract:The tendency to concentrate solely on the analysis of macroeconomic indicators when studying economic liberalization in Latin America has led to an extremely homogenizing view of the experiences of economic actors and to a mitigation of the effects of liberalization on political representation. There is also a general tendency to assume that every business class supports these policies. This study tests these assumptions by examining the effects of trade liberalization on the capital goods industry in Brazil, … Show more
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