Ladislau Dowbor is a Full Professor of Economics at the Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a consultant in development planning for the United Nations, different governments and institutions, mainly in Brazil, as well as in Africa and in other Latin American countries. He has published over a dozen sole-authored books, and over 50 in collaboration with other writers. These include Formation du capitalisme au Brésil, A Reprodução Social, The Broken Mosaic: For an Economics beyond Equations, Economic Democracy, and The Age of Unproductive Capital (2019).
The digital revolution isn’t just updating capitalism—it’s forging a new system. As profound as the industrial revolution, this transformation is born from the convergence of global crises. This book reveals the world that comes next.
Brazil is not a poor country. Its key challenges—deep inequality, environmental disaster, and financial chaos—stem not from a lack of resources, but from a political system where powerful elites drain the nation’s wealth. This book explains how to combat these structural issues.