Mining and the State in Brazilian Development
Gail D Triner
Perspectives in Economic and Social History
978 1 84893 068 1: 234x156mm: £60.00/$99.00
978 1 84893 069 8
Mining and the State examines the fundamental economic institutional structure of Brazil through the prism of its mineral endowment.
This study breaks new ground, offering insights into four areas: it reveals the importance of minerals in the economic governance of Brazil; it presents a nuanced interpretation of the economic role of the Brazilian state; it focuses on the interactions between multiple institutions, thereby allowing a wider scale study than has previously been done; and it integrates political and economic ideologies with legal theory. In an environment in which economic governance and non-renewable resource allocation are again emerging as important public issues, the issues addressed in this book resonate loudly.
Readership
Economic History, Business History and Latin American History
Contents
Introduction
1 The Subsoil and Property Law in Brazilian History
2 Iron and Gold in Pre-Industrial Brazil
3 The Subsoil as Private Property
4 Industrializing Minerals
5 Ideology and Economics
Conclusion