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A History of Brazilian Economic Thought: From Colonial Times Through The Early 21st Century book cover

1st Edition

A History of Brazilian Economic Thought From Colonial Times Through The Early 21st Century

Edited By Ricardo Bielschowsky, Mauro Boianovsky, Mauricio Chalfin Coutinho Copyright 2023
268 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Brazilian economic thought ranging from colonial times through to the early 21st century. It explores the production of ideas on the Brazilian economy through various forms of publication and contemporary thoughts on economic contexts and development policies, all closely reflecting the evolution of economic history. After an... Read more

1. Editorial Introduction

Part 1: Contributions to economic theory

2. Contributions to economics from the "periphery" in historical perspective: the case of Brazil after mid-20th century

Mauro Boianovsky.

Part 2: Colonial and early post-colonial periods

3. Sugar, Slaves and Gold: the Political Economy of the Portuguese Colonial Empire in the 17th and 18th Centuries

José Luís Cardoso

4. "The transition to post-colonial economy"

Mauricio C. Coutinho

Part 3: The "coffee era"

5. Economic ideas about slavery and free labor in the 19th century

Amaury Patrick Gremaud and Renato Leite Marcondes

6. Debating Money in Brazil, 1850s to 1930

André A. Villela

7. Industrial development and government protection: issues and controversies, circa 1840–1930

Flávio Rabelo Versiani

Part 4: The "developmentalist" and the "globalization" eras

8. Brazilian economic thought in the "developmentalist era": 1930-1980

Ricardo Bielschowsky and Carlos Mussi

9. The end of developmentalism, the globalization era
and the concern　with income distribution (1981-2010)

Eduardo F. Bastian and Carlos Pinkusfeld Bastos

Biography

Ricardo Bielschowsky is full professor of economics at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mauro Boianovsky is full professor of economics at Universidade de Brasília, Brazil.

Mauricio C. Coutinho is full professor of economics at Universidade de Campinas, Brazil.

"This is a more than welcome initiative, filling a long-standing gap in the English language on the evolution of economic ideas in the largest and most populous country of South America."

Rogério Arthmar, History of Economic Ideas

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