Abstract
This paper reviews the main arguments of the book “Brazil in Transition: beliefs, leadership and institutional change” (2016), wrote by Lee J. Alston, Marcus André Melo, Bernardo Mueller and Carlos Pereira. According to the authors, Brazil is in the verge of a transition to development, triggered by institutions focused on social inclusion and sound fiscal policy. The main aim of the book is to explain the process of institutional change, put forward in this direction by ideas brought up by leaderships and implemented through specific windows of opportunities. After review the author’s main arguments we proceed critically addressing few theoretical and methodological issues.
Keywords:
Economic development; Institutional change; Brazil