Economic History of Living Standards in Brazil - Policy, Health, and Environment, 18501950

Incorporating political, economic, and environmental factors, this book explores the evolution of health and living standards in Brazil from 1850 to 1950. It draws on anthropometric data and an interdisciplinary approach to illuminate the profound socio-economic transformations that unfolded in Brazil during this period.

List of contents

Introduction Part I. Research Gap and Methods of Study 1. What do we Know about Health and Living Standards in Modern Brazil? 2. Measuring Health and Living Standards: Heights and their Determinants Part II. Anthropometric Data Series and Longitudinal Trends 3. The Sources 4. Temporal Height Trends of the AHEX and AN Series Part III. Potential Explanations of Trends and Patterns 5. Analysis and Discussion of Longitudinal Trends 6. The Environment, Policy, and Health Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Bibliography Index

About the author

Daniel W. Franken is Assistant Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, where he teaches classes on globalization, quantitative methods, business history, and modern Latin America. His research interests lie at the intersection between quantitative history and public health, with a special focus on tropical disease and policy. Upcoming research projects include an examination of the impact of sanitation on infant mortality in São Paulo between 1870 and 1940 and a study on hookworm in Brazil in the early twentieth century.

Summary

Incorporating political, economic, and environmental factors, this book explores the evolution of health and living standards in Brazil from 1850 to 1950. It draws on anthropometric data and an interdisciplinary approach to illuminate the profound socio-economic transformations that unfolded in Brazil during this period.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Franken, Daniel W. Franken
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032722917
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3272291-7
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Brazil, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Economic history, International Economics, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Development economics & emerging economies, Microeconomics, Development economics and emerging economies