Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-590) and index.
1. Politics in Brazil under Vargas, 1930-45 / Leslie Bethell -- 2. Politics in Brazil under the liberal republic, 1945-1964 / Leslie Bethell -- 3. Politics in Brazil under military rule, 1964-1985 / Leslie Bethell and Celso Castro -- 4. Politics in Brazil, 1985-2002 / Leslie Bethell and Jairo Nicolau -- 5. The Brazilian economy, 1930-1980 / Marcelo de Paiva Abreu -- 6. The Brazilian economy, 1980-1994 / Marcelo de Paiva Abreu -- 7. The Brazilian economy, 1994-2004 : an interim assessment / Marcelo de Paiva Abreu and Rogério L. F. Werneck -- 8. Brazilian society : continuity and change, 1930-2000 / Nelson do Valle Silva