| Institution: | President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003. What follows is his introduction for the Portuguese language edition of Intelligent Governance for the 21st Century by Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gar dels. Before becoming president, Cardoso was widely regarded as one of Latin America's leading sociologists as a proponent of the “dependência” theory His most recent books are The Accidental President of Brazil (2006) and Charting a New Course: The Politics of Globalization and Social Transformation (2001). |
