SHORT TEXTS

1994 - Preface to book by Carlos Longo.

1994 - Preface to the Brazilian edition of book by Ben Ross Schneider.

1994. An original analysis of the democratic discourse in Brazil. (Preface to Danielle Forgets Conquistas e Resistências do Poder (1964-1984): A Emergência do Discurso Democrático no Brasil.

1994 - In the global system some agreements are strategic. From the research that this book summarizes one can derive the conclusion that would be beneficial to Brazil to get more closely associated to the US. ( Preface to book by Vera Thorstensen, Yoshiaki Nakano, Camila Faria Lima and Cláudio Seiji Sato)

1994 - Preface to book by Gilda Portugal Gouvea.

1993. A socio-economic and a political-economic vicious circle hinds Brazils development. The weak points which should be attacked are education and inertial inflation. (Note in Vellosos edited book [10 p])*

1994. Neoliberal triumphalism is dead. Democratic consolidation in Latin America and Eastern Europe will not be achieved by dismantling the state organization, but by rebuilding it. (Article in </>"Folha de S. Paulo"),

1993. Robert Kurz wrongly predicts capitalisms colapse, not understanding that what we have is just a crisis of the state. (Review of Robert Kurz, O Colapso da Modernização, in Novos Estudos Cebrap)

1993. Economic heterodoxy should not be confused with economic populism. The Bresser-Plan was both heterodox and orthodox. (Conjuntura Econômica")

1992. When the costs involved in a given economic policy become excessive, the decision not to adopt the policy is rational rather than political. Reforms that are inefficient are irrational. (Note: Harvard International Review)

1992. Preface to book by Vera Thorstensen on the European Union.

1991. Brazil should consider President Bush's proposal of an American economic integraton. (Paper: Novos Estudos Cebrap).

1991. The Collor administration is approaching the debt crisis in a correct way under the direction of Zelia Cardoso and the ambassador Jorio Dauster. The solution requires a reduction of the debt. (Testimony to the Commission of Finance of the Brazilian Senate).

1991. Depoimento perante a Comissão de Finanças do Senado. Brasília, 7 de maio de 1991.

1992. Debate com Celso Furtado no Instituto de Estudos Avançados da USP, sobre o Relatório da Comissão "Desafio ao Sul".

1991. Resenha sobre o livro de Barbosa Lima Sobrinho (Revista de Economia Política 12(2), abril 1992).

1992 - Preface to book by Fernando Nogueira da Costa.

1990. Brazil is since 1989 in the situation of default. Given that the Brady Plan offers just a small reduction in the debt, and the market discount is 30%, some unilateral initiative from Brazil is required. (Note: Folha de S.Paulo)