"Bresser-Pereira has written a most innovative and timely book, presenting a devastating critique of the dismal record of neoliberalism in Latin America and, what is even more important and desperately needed, a... well-argued and substantial proposal for a new and revised development strategy." - Osvaldo Sunkel, University of Chile "Relying on decades of experience in the academic, government, and private sectors, Bresser-Pereira rejects what he considers the 'surrender to the North' that has characterized economic thinking in his native Brazil.... Both analytically and prescriptively, this is a path-breaking book." - Adam Przeworski, New York University"