The Politics of Population in Brazil: Elite Ambivalence and Public Demand

by Amaury Desouza and Peter McDonough

Book Overview

The population of Brazil increased tenfold, from 10 to over 100 million, between 1880 and 1980, nearly half of this increase occurring since the end of World War II. The Politics of Population in Brazil examines the attitudes toward population planning of Brazilian government officials and other elites--bishops, politicians, labor leaders, and business owners--in comparison with mass public opinion. The authors' findings that elites seriously...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292741405
• ISBN13: 9780292741409
• Release Date: February 1981
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"