Underdevelopment and Development in Brazil: Volume I: Economic Structure and Change, 1822-1947 - Paperback

by Nathaniel H. Leff (Author)

First published in 1982, this work offers an analysis Brazil's long-term economic history and development, spanning the period from independence to post-war industrial growth. The book focuses upon the classic problem of why Brazil failed to develop economically during the nineteenth century in a manner similar to the United States and other regions of recent settlement.