The author explains: ＂This is a study of how federal banks helped bring Brazil out of underdevelopment, military rule and monetary chaos by providing policy options for adjustment, reform and
social inclusion...[helping] buffer shocks, induce reform reach the bankless and manage the economy.＂ Von Mettenheim prepared this work at the Getulio Vargas Foundation Sao Paulo Business
School, and the U. of Oxford Center for Brazilian Studies. He offers thorough analysis in five chapters beginning with discussion of government banking theory and then looking closely at the
particulars in Brazil. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
