The Theory of Inertial Inflation : The Foundation of Economic Reform in Brazil and Argentinia

Explains the theory of inertial inflation and applies it to the case of Brazil. Contents List of Tables and Figures Foreword Preface 1 Introduction: Inertial Inflation and the Heterodox Shock in Brazil Part 1 The Political Economy of Inflation 2 Inflation in Oligopolistic and Technobureaucratic Capitalism 3 The Theory of Inertial or Autonomous Inflation 4 Administrative Policy: Gradualism or Shock 5 Inertial Inflation and the Phillips Curve Part 2 The Brazilian Inflation 6 The Contradictions of Brazilian Inflation: 1964-1979 7 Recession and Inflation: 1981 8 Accelerating Factors in 1979 and 1983 9 Inertial Inflation on the Eve of the Shock 10 The Difficulties of the Cruzado and the Austral Plans Statistical Appendix Bibliography Index About the Book and the Authors