Energy, Bio Fuels and Development : Comparing Brazil and the United States

Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Introduction / Donald V. Coes -- Pt. I Macroeconomic And Distributional Dimensions Of Energy Shocks -- 2. Oil Price Shocks And The Macro Economy: The United States Versus Brazil / Joao Tovar Jalles -- 3. Energy And Income Distribution In Brazil's Development Process / Werner Baer -- 4. The Earth Is Finite And Other Irrelevancies About The World's Ultimate Oil Supply / Fred Gottheil -- 5. Energy Restrictions To Growth: The Past, Present And Future Of Energy Supply In Brazil / Luciano Losekann -- 6. Oil Prices And Inflation In Brazil: Exchange Rate Versus Inflation Targeting / Claudio A.c. Paiva -- 7. Brazilian Energy Independence: Petroleum, Trade And Economic Efficiency / Donald V. Coes -- 8. The Role Played By The Bndes In Funding Electricity Investments In Brazil / Simone Uderman -- Pt. Ii Social, Local And Environmental Impacts Of Changes In The Energy Market. 9. Climate Change, Energy Use And Long-run Growth In Brazil / Fabio Kanczuk -- 10. Spatial Interactions Between Energy And Energy-intensive Sectors In The Brazilian Economy: A Field Of Influence Approach / Denise Imori -- 11. Determinants Of The Income Of Workers In Sugar Cane Plantations And In The Sugar And Ethanol Industries In The North-northeast And Center-south Regions Of Brazil / Marcia Azanha Ferraz Dias De Moraes -- 12. A Framework For Examining The Impact Of Bio Fuels On The Poor In Brazil / Mary Arends-kuenning -- 13. Bio Fuels, Food, And Trade: A Comparison Of Bio Fuel Development Efforts In Two Communities In Illinois / Stephen Gasteyer -- 14. Oligopolistic Behavior Of Brazilian Gas Stations / Luciano Menezes Bezerra Sampaio -- Pt. Iii The Impacts Of Bio And Alternative Fuels -- 15. The Journey To The Next-generation Of Bioeconomy: The Us Perspective / Hans P. Blaschek -- 16. Between Sustainability And Development: Bioenergy, Land Use, Food Security And Lifecycle Analysis / Jurgen Scheffran. 17. Bio Energy Efficiency And A Flex-mill Simulation In Mato Grosso / Carolina Guimaraes -- 18. The Impacts Of Agriculture-based Energy Sources On Land Use In Brazil / Carlos Jose Caetano Bacha -- 19. Fossil Fuels, Bio Fuels, And Food: Ranking Priorities / Joaquim Jose Martins Guilhoto -- 20. The Expansion Of Ethanol And Land Use In Brazil's Cerrado / Geraldo Bueno Martha Jr. -- 21. The Viability Of The Biodiesel Program As An Instrument Of Social Inclusion / Paulo Araujo Pontes -- 22. The Expansion Of Sugarcane Cultivation And Its Impact On Municipal Revenues: An Application Of Dynamic Spatial Panels To Municipalities In The State Of Sao Paulo, Brazil / Carlos Azzoni -- Pt. Iv Conclusions -- 23. Conclusions / Werner Baer. Edited By Edmund Amann, Werner Baer And Donald V. Coes. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.