An economic and demographic history of São Paulo, 1850-1950 / Francisco Vidal Luna and Herbert S. Klein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luna, Francisco Vidal, author.

Klein, Herbert S., author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Social science history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

São Paulo (Brazil : State)--Economic conditions--19th century.

São Paulo (Brazil : State).

São Paulo (Brazil : State)--Economic conditions--20th century.

Economic history.

Brazil--São Paulo (State).

Physical Description:

xxv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018]

Summary:

Sao Paulo, by far the most populated state in Brazil, has an economy to rival that of Colombia or Venezuela. Its capital city is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the world. How did Sao Paulo, once a frontier province of little importance, become one of the most vital agricultural and industrial regions of the world? This volume explores the transformation of Sao Paulo through an economic lens. Francisco Vidal Luna and Herbert S. Klein provide a synthetic overview of the growth of Sao Paulo from 1850 to 1950, analyzing statistical data on demographics, agriculture, finance, trade, and infrastructure. Quantitative analysis of primary sources, including almanacs, censuses, newspapers, state and ministerial-level government documents, and annual government reports offers granular insight into state building, federalism, the coffee economy, early industrialization, urbanization, and demographic shifts. Luna and Klein compare Sao Paulo's transformation to other regions from the same period, making this an essential reference for understanding the impact of early periods of economic growth.

Contents:

São Paulo agriculture in the nineteenth century

Government and public finance in the empire, 1850-1889

Government and public finance in the Old Republic, 1889-1930

Paulista agriculture, 1899-1950

Crisis of the paulista state and the loss of hegemony of the paulista elite

The state in national and international commerce

Industrial growth in São Paulo

Infrastructure and urbanization of the state

Population growth and structure.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-438) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781503602007

1503602001

OCLC:

974796146

Publisher Number:

40028319848

40028301179

13781207