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Regionalism in the Global South: Understanding the Evolution of Mercosur (2022)
Book Chapter
Doctor, M. (2022). Regionalism in the Global South: Understanding the Evolution of Mercosur. In B. McKercher (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Diplomacy and Statecraft (309-320). (2nd edition). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003016625-31

The world economy, especially international trade in goods and services, was already slowing before the COVID pandemic hit the headlines in early 2020. Mercosur’s sparse institutional structure relies on three main decision-making organs: the Common... Read More about Regionalism in the Global South: Understanding the Evolution of Mercosur.

Inequality, social policy and state welfare regimes in developing countries: The case of Brazil (2012)
Book Chapter
Doctor, M. (2012). Inequality, social policy and state welfare regimes in developing countries: The case of Brazil. In J. Connelly, & J. Hayward (Eds.), The Withering of the Welfare State: Regression (155-171). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230349230_10

What is the role of the state in economic and social development? This long-standing debate in political economy implies an assessment of the desirability and feasibility of the state intervening to influence economic and social outcomes. The assessm... Read More about Inequality, social policy and state welfare regimes in developing countries: The case of Brazil.