This crisis cannot be managed…

Abstract

The author characterizes the Brazilian economic crisis within the context of
the present world economic situation based on an analysis utilizing the concept of the
Kondratieff economic cycle. He reaffirms the necessity to prioritize economic growth and
indicates measures that could be taken for the reorientation of domestic production, the development
of new financing mechanisms, and the redefinition of Brazil’s relationship with
the rest of the world, oriented not only in terms of managing the present crisis but also overcoming
it.

JEL Classification: O40; E32.