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Antônio Delfim Netto

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Antônio Delfim Netto
Netto in 2008
Federal Deputy for São Paulo[1]
In office
1 February 1987 – 1 February 2007
ConstituencyAt-large
Minister of the Department of Planning of the Presidency[2]
In office
15 August 1979 – 14 March 1985
PresidentJoão Figueiredo
Preceded byMário Henrique Simonsen
Succeeded byJoão Sayad
Minister of Agriculture
In office
15 March 1979[3] – 15 August 1979[4]
PresidentJoão Figueiredo[3]
Preceded byAlysson Paulinelli[3]
Succeeded byAmaury Stabile[3]
Ambassador of Brazil to France[5]
In office
7 February 1975 – 10 February 1978
PresidentErnesto Geisel[3]
Preceded byAurélio de Lira Tavares
Succeeded byRamiro Saraiva Guerreiro
Minister of Finance[6]
In office
17 March 1967 – 15 March 1974
PresidentArtur da Costa e Silva
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Preceded byEduardo Lopes Rodrigues
Succeeded byMário Henrique Simonsen
Personal details
Born(1928-05-01)1 May 1928[7]
São Paulo, Brazil[8]
Died12 August 2024(2024-08-12) (aged 96)
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPP (2011–2024)
Other political
affiliations
  • ARENA (1965–1979)
  • PDS (1979–1993)
  • PPR (1993–1995)
  • PPB (1995–2003)
Alma materSchool of Economics, Business and Accounting of the University of São Paulo
FieldMonetarism[9]
Estruturalism[10]
School or traditionMonetarism

Antônio Delfim Netto (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtoniu dɛwˈfĩ ˈnɛtu]; 1 May 1928 – 12 August 2024) was a Brazilian economist, academic, and politician who was the Minister of Finance, Agriculture, and Planning,[3] as well as a congressman. During his incumbency as Minister of Finance of Brazil, the country experienced the so-called Economic Miracle, a time of unprecedented economic growth.[3]

The Milagre Econômico overseen by Delfim Netto relied on a heterodox, developmentalist model.[11] The economic expansion relied on low wages, rapidly rising exports, and foreign capital inflows.[11] Delfim Netto gave another added meaning to the phrase "cake theory" in reference to this model: the cake had to grow before it could be distributed.[11] Although the "cake" in his metaphor did grow, it was highly unequally distributed.[11] Delfim Netto died in São Paulo on 12 August 2024, at the age of 96.[12]

Bibliography

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  • Antônio Delfim Netto (1997). O Brasil pós-real: a política econômica em debate. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia. ISBN 978-85-86215-06-3.

References

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  1. ^ "Brazilian House Website". Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Brazilian Ministers of Planning Gallery". Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "O Ministério - nomes novos e antigos" [The Cabinet - new and former names]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo: S.A. O Estado de S. Paulo. 15 March 1979. p. 14. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Banqueiros esperam definições mais claras" [Bankers await for clearer definitions]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo: S.A. O Estado de S. Paulo. 15 August 1979. p. 29. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Brazilian Embassy on France Website" (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Brazilian Ministers of Finance Gallery". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Ministry of Finance of Brazil Website". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  8. ^ "USP website". Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Biography at UOL's website (in Portuguese)". Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  10. ^ Conversas com economistas brasileiros. São Paulo, Editora 34, 1996, p.129
  11. ^ a b c d Weber, Isabella (2021). How China escaped shock therapy : the market reform debate. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-429-49012-5. OCLC 1228187814.
  12. ^ "Delfim Netto morre em SP aos 96 anos" (in Portuguese). 12 August 2024.