Formação de elites dirigentes no Brasil: o papel das instituições de ensino e pesquisa econômica aplicada

This research analyses the process of academic and practical formation of a particular group of political elite in Brazil, the economists. So, one characterizes the graduate programs of economics, in terms of their theoretical approach, their relationships with the government and private enterprises. The study also takes into account the role played by the applied research and economic planning agencies in the process of legitimation of the economists as ruling elites in Brazil.