Feeding the World: Brazil's Transformation Into a Modern Agricultural Economy

ISBN-13: 9781108460972 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 468 str.

Herbert S. Klein; Francisco Vidal Luna

Opis

Since 1960, Brazil has become a major producer of agricultural products and one of the most important agricultural exporters in the world. Feeding the World provides a detailed account of this transformation, drawing heavily on historical and economic social science research.

Recenzje

'Not only do Klein and Luna chart Brazil's stunning emergence as an agricultural giant with global reach, they also explain how it happened. Richly detailed, and drawing from an extraordinary array of data, the book blends aggregate analyses and enlightening case studies to uncover the factors accounting for sustained advance in agriculture and agri-business in Brazil s southern and western regions. Klein and Luna provide the definitive study of Brazil's dramatic agricultural modernization over the last sixty years.' William R. Summerhill, University of California, Los Angeles

Spis treści

List of maps; List of graphs; List of tables; Introduction; 1. Antecedents; 2. The new agricultural economy post 1960; 3. Causes for the modernization of Brazilian agriculture; 4. Productivity, technology, and sustainability; 5. Regional pattern of agriculture; 6. The case of Mato Grosso; 7. Rio Grande do Sul; 8. São Paulo; 9. The Agrarian question; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.