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The agricultural frontier

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  • Pedro Calil Padis

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Underdeveloped countries can be generally assessed as those with low diversificationand an economy with a strong agricultural sector, a services sector that is dependenton the agricultural and an incipient industry. This has led many people to think such countrieswould have a “destiny” to keep specialized in such sector. This paper reviews the historyof the agricultural sector in Brazil and the internal and external conditions that led to itsdevelopment as well as give an analysis of the relevance of population movements that affectthe agricultural frontiers of Brazil. JEL Classification: Q10; Q18; J61.

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  • Pedro Calil Padis, 1981. "The agricultural frontier," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 1(1), pages 44-67.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:1:y:1981:i:1:p:44-67:id:19
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    Keywords

    Underdevelopment; industrialization; domestic market; foreign market; Paraná; agriculture; agricultural frontier;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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