Mahrukh Doctor

Expertise

Regions

• Brazil
• Latin America

Topics

• Developing Nations
• Emerging Markets
• International Political Economy

Languages

• Portuguese

Background and Education

Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, University of Hull; Research Associate, Brazilian Studies Programme, Oxford University and the Institute of the Americas, University College London. Lecturer in International Relations, University of Reading (2003-2005); Research Fellow in International Political Economy, University of Oxford, St. Antony''s College and Centre for Brazilian Studies (2000-2003); Lecturer, University of London, Birkbeck College (1994-1995); Economic Consultant, The World Bank (1991-1992); DPhil in Political Economy, University of Oxford (UK); studied at St. Xavier''s College (India).

Publications : “Prospects for deepening Mercosur integration: economic asymmetry and institutional deficits,” in Review of International Political Economy ( June 2013); “Brazil’s new government and trade: an evaluation of policy and performance,” in Critical Sociology (November 2012); “Inequality, social policy and state welfare regimes in developing countries: the case of Brazil,” in James Connelly & Jack Hayward (eds), The Withering of the Welfare State: Regression (2012); “Latin American Trading Blocs: Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)” in Integration and Trade Journal (December 2011); “Country Focus: Brazil,” Political Insight (April 2011); “The Future of Brazilian Industrial Strategy,” Policy Network Essays and Opinion (July 2011); “Is Brazilian Capitalism at an Institutional Equilibrium?: A Varieties of Capitalism approach,” Desenvolvimento em Debate (January-April 2010); “Furthering Industrial Competitiveness in Brazil: the case of the automotive industry,” in W. Mancuso, M.A. Leopoldi and W. Iglecias (eds), Brasil: Empresas, Empresarios e Sociedade (2010) (translated into Portuguese); “Brazil’s Rise and the Role of Big Business,” Bologna Center Journal of International Affairs (Spring 2010); "Lula''s Development Council: Neo-Corporatism and Policy Reform in Brazil," in Latin American Perspectives (November 2007); "Why Bother with Inter-regionalism? Negotiations for a European Union-Mercosur Association Agreement," Journal of Common Market Studies (June 2007); “Boosting Investment and Growth: the Role of Social Pacts in the Brazilian Automotive Industry,” Oxford Development Studies (March 2007); regular contributor on Brazil and Mercosur issues to Oxford Analytical; author of several articles in academic journals on Latin American economic issues.