He holds a degree in Law from the University of São Paulo, USP (1957), a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Michigan State University (1961), and a doctorate in Economics from the Faculty of Economics and Administration, FEA, USP (1972) and an habilitation in Economics from FEA/USP. He is currently a professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation - SP, where he has been a professor since 1959, president and editor of the Politics Economy Magazine since 1981, a member of the Brazilian Cinematheque Board, Restoque Board of Directors and of the Pão de Açucar Group. He is experienced in teaching and research, having published works in the areas of Economics, Sociology, Political Science and Public Administration. His main topics are: development, development macroeconomics, development and distribution, inertial inflation, state and society, democracy, nation and nationalism, civil society, social classes, entrepreneurs, bureaucracy, technobureaucracy, management reform, cinema. Almost all of his work is available at www.bresserpereira.org.br