http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/ Knowledge@Wharton is an online resource that offers the latest business insights, information, and research from a variety of sources. Content includes analysis of current business trends, interviews with industry leaders and faculty, articles based on the most recent business research, book reviews, conference and seminar reports, and links to other websites. en-us Copyright (c) 2012 The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/faculty/kihlstro.jpg http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/faculty/ 125 45 Wharton Faculty Research Law and Public Policy http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=662&source=rss It took Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a former shoe-shine boy who never earned a high school diploma, four attempts to become president of Brazil. But the struggles he has waged to reach the top may seem mild compared to the problems he now confronts. Wharton faculty members and analysts who specialize in Latin American economies say that Lula, as he is popularly known, must find a way to prevent Brazil from defaulting on its debt and keep the world’s ninth largest economy from going the way of Argentina. Wed, 06 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST