The Economic Growth of Brazil: A Survey from Colonial to Modern Times

by Celso Furtado

Book Overview

Written originally to provide the Brazilian non-specialist with a readable economic survey of his country, this book will be of particular interest to the English-speaking economist and historian for its authoritative assessment of the influence of various factors--political, social, geographical, fiscal, monetary--on Brazil's economic growth and capital formation. The author analyzes the importance of the export agricultural interests, deficit financing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520004418
• ISBN13: 9780520004412
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.