INTRODUCTION Brazil is the largest country on the continent of South America and the fifth largest continent in the world. ... The north, were the population is mostly of African decent, is more geared to agriculture, such as sugarcane farming. Most of Brazil's population lives in urban centers, with a little less that half residing in the southern states. ... IMF attempts at reviving Brazil's economy were unsuccessful and Brazil's economic state affected other Latin American countries as well. ... The success of Brazil is a key to developing all of Latin America, and many i...

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Although America has experienced numerous recessions in the past none such have been characterized by such high unemployment along with a snail like rate of growth in GDP. To put it into perspective, "the Depression was the last time in American history that unemployment exceeded 8 percent four years after the onset of recession", coupled with the fact that GDP has grown at less than half the recovery rate compared to previous recessions (Stgilitz 2) (CBO 1). In order to stimulate more prosperity within the economy, effectively lowering the unemployment rate and lowering our GDP to d...

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The neoliberal philosophy of economic development revived the old precepts of economic liberalism, which hold that an unregulated free market and private sector are the engines for unrestricted growth, the benefits of which will trickle down from the owners of capital to the entire population. ... Until recently, there was a growing consensus that neoliberal policies were the key for economic growth of Africa and South America. ...

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In their paper, The Extent and History of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan, Ralph Paprzycki and Kyoji Fukao (2005) state that after the defeat of Japan in World War II, the American Occupation authorities imposed major FDI restrictions fearing that FDI would cause complications during the reconstruction process. ... It was the American Occupation authority that helped with the reconstruction efforts and the Japanese Government which used the FECL and the FIL to continue screening of foreign investments (pg. 13). ... Additionally, the Japanese economy is still slow to recover, consumption re...

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