Drinking water supply and sanitation services on the threshold of the XXI century

Includes bibliography

A study of return migration to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) territories and the British Virgin Islands in the closing years of the twentieth century: implications for social policy

Includes bibliography

Returning to an external debate: the terms of trade for commodities in the twentieth century

Includes bibliography

Development cycles, political regimes and international migration: Argentina in the 20th century

Includes bibliography

Economic paradigms and the role of the State in Latin America

Includes bibliography

Brazilian external sector so far in the XXIst century

Policies towards the external sector have maintained their basic characteristics since the beginning of the present decade, although emphasis has been given to some specific aspects. Little doubt remains that the positive outcome - at least until recently – has been clearly a result of the country having profited from very favorable circumstances in the international scenario. This article discusses the main features of the external sector of the Brazilian economy, regarding trade flows, foreign investment, the internationalization of Brazilian entrepreneurial groups and the short-term financial requirements in foreign currencies.