Brazil: is government economic activism misdirected?

Resumo

A new study from Barclay’s Bank argues that the government’s attempts to revive the economy have created uncertainty that has itself now become part of the country’s economic problems and may be a reason why fixed investments have been sinking. Cláudio Accioli interviews one of the study authors and a number of other experts, including the current Secretary of Economic Policy and one of his predecessors, who express a broad range of opinions.