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This book comprehensively examines the development of Brazilian agriculture by focusing on the crops which evolved from national products to international commodities on a massive scale. It traces the transformation of Brazil from a country with low-yield levels in 1950 to its current position as a leading world producer. The first section of the book examines the modernization of Brazilian agriculture through a government programme which transformed traditional agriculture through subsidized credit, guaranteed prices, stock purchases, land utilization laws, modern research, new technology and major support for exports. It also explores the changing structures of agricultural production and ...
South America is an area of fascination and study for geographers and other scholars from around the world, and its land and people have played important roles in the discovery and distribution of civilizations, resources, and nations for millennia. The region has long stimulated a large amount of research across the many subdisciplines of geography, and Thomas A. Rumney collects, organizes, and presents as many scholarly publications as possible in The Geography of South America: A Scholarly Guide and Bibliography. Every South American nation is included: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Beginning w...
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Researchers in international development have long argued that the high costs of doing business harms prosperity in developing countries, a claim that invites the question of why governments impose these costs and why societies fail to enact reforms reducing them. This book seeks to answer the question by looking at the case of Brazil, a large and highly unequal economy riddled with state-imposed transaction costs. By delving into the political dynamics underlying a costly business environment, this book provides the reader with novel insights into crony capitalism and inequality. It argues that the root cause of a costly business environment is the collusion between political actors, bureau...
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A COLEÇÃO PROFESSOR THIAGO FABRES DE CARVALHO é uma coleção multidisciplinar, formada por 2 importantes Volumes, escrita exclusivamente por Professores e Alunos (da Graduação e do Mestrado) da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), aonde o Prof. Thiago Fabres lecionava e por três Professores (Lenio Luiz Streck; Sebastian Scheerer e Vera Malaguti Batista) que foram convidados tendo em vista a profícua importância que possuem na belíssima trajetória acadêmica do homenageado. Esta simbiose entre docentes e discentes reflete a própria personalidade do Prof. Thiago Fabres que era adorado e admirado por todos, e que flutuava seus conhecimentos em diversas áreas do Direito. ...