How Brazil agreed to give up nuclear weapons programme and sign the NPT?
-That´s a good question....if I was in charge we wouldn´t hae done this...
Yes. But GDP growth rates for Indonesia (7%, 6.1% and 5.8%), Malaysia (7.4%, 5.3% and 7.7%), Thailand (7.3%, 7.6% and 7.4%) during periods 1965-1980,1980-90 and 1990-98 respectively are impressive. We can add Vietnam to this list.
-Well, USSR also had impressive GDP growth rates from 1929 to 1973. Brazil also -had very impressive growth rates until the 80´s. However, to what extent are -those GDP growth rates sustainable? Thailand and Mlaysia are doing well, of -course, but look at the tables and you already see that Indonesia´s growth -rates were already declining before 1998. Why this happens, or, better, what -are the variables who have real influence over long term GDP growth rates?
Privatised state owned companies have been sold to domestic businesses in our case.
-Was privatization extensive?
Why auto industry works with 50% unused capacity?
-Because there was excessive investment in a country who lacked capacity to -buy those cars. And international market is also saturated. There was -overinvestment in auto industry around the world in the 90´s. Our country -is just a extreme example....
Yes, it should be possible for large countries such as Brazil and Indonesia. With the emergence of regional trade blocks like ASEAN, there will some loss of sovereignty.
-On the other hand those blocks are a way to retain at least some sovereignity -since they heve better conditions to negoctiate with more powerful countries.
What are the prospects of mercosur trade block that is being talked about?
-Mercosul already exists (since the early 90´s). The big trouble is that -the Mercosul countries are bankrupted....anyway Mercosul in only a free -trade block, and I believe those blocks shouls be more oriented towards -economic and technological cooperation.