Feeding the World - Brazil''s Transformation Into a Modern Agricultural Economy

Feeding the World documents the emergence of Brazil as an agricultural powerhouse during the second half of the twentieth century.

List of contents

List of maps; List of graphs; List of tables; Introduction; 1. Antecedents; 2. The new agricultural economy post 1960; 3. Causes for the modernization of Brazilian agriculture; 4. Productivity, technology, and sustainability; 5. Regional pattern of agriculture; 6. The case of Mato Grosso; 7. Rio Grande do Sul; 8. São Paulo; 9. The Agrarian question; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Herbert S. Klein is Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University and Research Fellow and Latin American Curator at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, California.Francisco Vidal Luna is Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Administration (FEA) at the Universidade de São Paulo.

Summary

Since 1960, Brazil has become a major producer of agricultural products and one of the most important agricultural exporters in the world. Feeding the World provides a detailed account of this transformation, drawing heavily on historical and economic social science research.

Product details

• Authors: Herbert S Klein, Herbert S. Klein, Herbert S. (Stanford University Klein, Klein Herbert S., Francisco Vidal Luna, Francisco Vidal (Universidade de Sao Paulo) Luna, Luna Francisco Vidal
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108460972
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46097-2
• No. of pages: 468
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Brazil, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Economic history, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and rural economics