Underdevelopment and Development in Brazil: Volume I: Economic Structure and Change, 1822-1947

By Nathaniel H. Leff

First published in 1982, this work offers an analysis Brazil's long-term economic history and development, spanning the period from independence to post-war industrial growth. The book focuses upon the classic problem of why Brazil failed to develop economically during the nineteenth century in a manner similar to the United States and other regions of recent settlement.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415853192
• ISBN13: 9780415853194
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"