Read more
Zusatztext " An Economic and Demographic History of São Paulo, 1850-1950 is animportant accomplishment and a welcome addition to the literature on the history of São Paulo. Besides a comprehensive survey of the factors behind São Paulo's impressive growth, the book is also a successful attempt at historical and historiographical synthesis, one that covers many decades of literature and establishes a serious dialogue with Brazilian historiography and social science literature." Informationen zum Autor Francisco Vidal Luna is Professor of Economics at Universidade de São Paulo. Herbert S. Klein is the Gouveneur Morris Professor Emeritus at Columbia University and Research Fellow and Curator at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. They are co-authors of Slavery and the Economy of São Paolo, 1750–1850 (Stanford, 2003). Klappentext Francisco Vidal Luna is Professor of Economics at Universidade de S¿Paulo. Herbert S. Klein is the Gouveneur Morris Professor Emeritus at Columbia University and Research Fellow and Curator at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. They are co-authors of Slavery and the Economy of S¿Paolo, 1750¿1850 (Stanford, 2003). Zusammenfassung This comprehensive history of the population and economy of the state of Sao Paulo in its century of rapid growth examines how the state transformed from a frontier province of little importance to one of the most important agricultural and industrial regions of the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. São Paulo Agriculture in the Nineteenth Century 2. Government and Public Finance in the Empire, 1850-1889 3. Government and Public Finance in the Old Republic, 1889-1930 4. Paulista Agriculture, 1899-1950 5. Crisis of the State and the Loss of Hegemony of the Paulista Elite 6. The State in National and International Commerce 7. Industrial Growth in São Paulo 8. Infrastructure and Urbanization of the State 9. Population Growth and Structure Conclusion ...
