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Fernando Henrique Cardoso received a phone call in the middle of the night asking him to be the new Finance Minister of Brazil. As he put the phone down and stared into the darkness of his hotel room, he feared hed been handed a political death sentence. The year was 1993, and he would be responsible for an economy that had had seven different currencies in the previous eight years to cope with inflation that had run at 3000 percent a year. Brazil had a habit of chewing up finance ministers with the ferocity of an Amazon piranha. This was just one of the turns in a largely unscripted and sometimes unwanted political career. In exile during the harshest period of the junta that ruled Brazil for twenty years, Cardoso started his political life with a tentative run for the Federal Senate in 1978. Within fifteen years, and despite himself, this former sociologist was running the country. And what a country! Brazil, it is often said, is on the edge of modernity, striding with one foot in mid-air towards the future, the other still rooted deep in a traditional past. It is a land of sophisticated music and brutal gold-digging, of the next global superpower and the last old-time coffee plantations. It is gloriously ungovernable, irrepressibly attractive, and home to the family, friends and extraordinary life of Fernando Henrique Cardoso. This is his story and his love song to his country. Read more...
Abstract: What is it like to govern one of the worlds most notoriously ungovernable, most vibrant countries? Brazils former president offers a candid, wry, illuminating view. Read more...
Abstract: What is it like to govern one of the worlds most notoriously ungovernable, most vibrant countries? Brazils former president offers a candid, wry, illuminating view. Read more...
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Praise for The Accidental President of Brazil
[Mr. Cardoso]... deserves enormous credit, not least for the intellectual honesty that allowed him to abandon collectivist ideals as the world changed.
The Wall Street Journal
In this most engaging and very personal history of twentieth-century Brazil, a genuine philosopher-king recounts how he combined principle and pragmatism to transform a harsh military dictatorship into a hopeful, modern democracy.... Readers with even a passing curiosity about Brazil will enjoyand all aspiring Latin American politicians should studythis rare lessons learned memoir by one of the foremost statesmen of our times.
Foreign Affairs (Editors pick)
Honest, personable and engaging.
Washington Post
[A] charming account of the life of a sociology professor turned unlikely leader.... Cardoso shaped Brazil for years to come.
Providence Journal
In [The Accidental President of Brazil]... the ex-president... uses his life story to illuminate Brazils ongoing evolution.... Along the way, he offers revealing vignettes of his dealings with two American presidents, sounds a cautionary note about China, and offers a surprising conclusion about his homelands future... Cardosos personal journey in the past half century mirrors the changes in Brazilian society....
USA Today
First-rate... [Cardoso has] the panache of a seasoned history writer... [while] Cardosos family history would seem to have predisposed him to the role of public man, his story is that of a maverick whose curious mind and love for his country helped bring Brazil into the twenty-first century as a formidable economic and political power.
Publishers Weekly
An engaging and thoughtful look at the turbulent history of government in Brazil.... Cardoso has a deep and intimate perspective on that nations politics.... Readers interested in the political history of this fascinating nation, of huge importance on the American continent, will enjoy this book.
Booklist
A candid memoir about Cardosos successes... and failures... provides a context for studying Brazils political evolution in recent years and will be particularly useful for public and undergraduate libraries.
Library Journal
This is a book about the art of politics and the craftsmanship of governing. The political trajectory of Fernando Henrique Cardoso has important lessons for countries struggling to consolidate their democracies and stabilize their economies... it offers insights into how political and economic change occurs in a country renowned for its instability.
Development Policy Review
Fascinating.... This entertaining memoir brings together the best of Cardosos insights as sociologist, politician, president, and elder statesman. It is must-reading for everyone interested in Brazils past or concerned about its future.
Professor Ted Goertzel, InfoBrazil
Possesses the seductive prose of someone who likes, and knows how, to tell a good story... Fernando Henrique Cardosos story, with his experiences and ideas, is a book full of love for Brazil.
O Estado de So Paulo
A captivating narrative for those interested in history, politics, and sociology.
El Diario/La Prensa
The Accidental President of Brazil comes on the scene as a petite classic... mixing personal confession, historical thriller, and hard truths.
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ENGLISH-LANGUAGE BOOKS BY FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO
Charting a New Course:
The Politics of Globalization and Social Transformation
with Maurcio Font, Editor
The Politics of Globalization and Social Transformation
with Maurcio Font, Editor
Dependency and Development in Latin America.
with Enzo Falletto
with Enzo Falletto
TO MY GRAND CHILDREN
Joana, Helena, Julia, Pedro, and Isabel
Joana, Helena, Julia, Pedro, and Isabel
FOREWORD BY PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON
In the 1990s, for the first time in history, more than half the worlds population lived under democratically elected governments. This democratic revolution swept across our hemisphere. As never before, the Americas came together to embrace common goals and common values. My friend, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, both symbolized and led this movement. He endured arrest, blacklisting, and exile without giving in to despair. His office was bombed, and his friends were tortured, but he never wavered from the ideals of tolerance and understanding.
We have a special responsibility and a special ability, Brazil and the United States, to work together with the other countries of the Americas to maintain the democratic momentum and to expand its benefits to those who have not yet felt them. Our nations have the largest populations and the largest economies, rich natural resources, and enormous diversity among our peoples. Most importantly, we both cherish the same values: freedom and equality, respect for the individual, the importance of the family and community, social justice, and peace. President Cardoso and I forged a close friendship and productive working relationship because of these shared values.
Brazil faced a series of daunting challenges during President Cardosos terms and, with his leadership, overcame many of them. Brazil emerged from dictatorship only 20 years ago, thanks in part to Cardosos efforts. He worked as a senator and government minister to consolidate and steady Brazils fledgling democracy, and then as minister of finance, he strived to stabilize his nations economy.
Cardosos economic strategy as finance minister, the Plano Real, succeeded in curbing the hyperinflation that was crippling Brazils economy. Halting inflation dramatically boosted the real incomes of the poor, created a solid foundation for economic growth, and protected the country from many of the financial crises that have afflicted other developing nations.
The Plano Real was so successful that the people of Brazil elected Cardoso president. A highly regarded sociologist before embarking on his political career, Cardoso brought academic rigor and policy expertise to his governing style. He continued to work hard on economic and trade issues to bring prosperity to his people, embarking on a privatization effort that has raised billions of dollars. He also understood that globalization could help Brazil, and by pursuing free trade agreements between the nations of the Americas, he increased exports and expanded his countrys economy.
Most importantly, President Cardoso was committed to seeking prosperity the right way, with all citizens having a chance to participate in the wealth that the global economy generates. He knew that an increasingly global economy requires deepening democracy and the rule of law, protecting workers, and educating the young people who embody the future of our countries. Under President Cardoso, Brazil spent nearly six percent of its GNP on education and worked hard to increase enrollment and to help more children complete their early years of school. His Bolsa Escola initiative is a model for developing nations throughout the world, and we formed the Partnership for Education to work together to prepare our children for the future.
President Cardosos dedication to justice goes beyond his own country. He ensured that, during his presidency, Brazil was a responsible global citizen. He worked against international threats like crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Brazil was a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and the Kyoto Accords. The nation also took a forward-thinking, aggressive approach to combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic, providing anti-retroviral medicines to all Brazilians who needed them.
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