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title: "What’s Behind Brazil’s Demonstrations? Poor Economic Policy."
summary: |-
  Brazilian economic policy has focused on the welfare of a few privileged producers at the expense of the wide swath of Brazilian consumers.
date: "2013-07-01"
issues: ["National Competitiveness"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2013/07/01/whats-behind-brazils-demonstrations-poor-economic-policy/"
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# What’s Behind Brazil’s Demonstrations? Poor Economic Policy.

Recent demonstrations in Brazil were sparked by specific grievances against the government. But the underlying frustrations stems from failed economic policies that have slowed productivity growth and hurt entrepreneurialism.

Photo: Nuno Cardoso

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2013/07/01/whats-behind-brazils-demonstrations-poor-economic-policy/*