Russia and Brazil: Learning Each Other's Experience in Attracting Foreign Investment to Energy Sector
Article from: OGEL 2 (2011), in Comparative Energy Law
Introduction
Russia and Brazil are the countries that may appear totally different to the naked eye: they are on opposite sides of the Earth, in different climate zones. They have different backgrounds with seemingly no common features when it comes to their history. However their present looks amazingly similar - both countries are enjoying economic growth during the recent two decades as a result of active market reforms carried out by their governments in 90s of the XXth century. Both are federal states with strong presidential power. Even the way presidential power has been ...