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The agricultural revolution in Brazil: the singularity of the development of capitalism in Brazilian agriculture, 1850-1930

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  • Cláudio Gontijo

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This paper shows that the universal logic of capitalism can be identified withinthe singularity of agricultural change in Brazil during the initial period of industrialization(1889-1930), through the mediation of a particular pattern of agricultural transformationbased on large estates. The development of agriculture was marked by the process of gradualtransformation of the large estates (lafifundia) into modern capitalist enterprises, in such away that the Brazilian pattern could not be based on small peasant properties. As a result,the development of capitalist relations of production and the productive forces remainedweak and was limited to industry, while the majority of the population could not improveits poor living conditions. JEL Classification: N56; Q10.

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  • Cláudio Gontijo, 1988. "The agricultural revolution in Brazil: the singularity of the development of capitalism in Brazilian agriculture, 1850-1930," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 8(2), pages 253-269.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:8:y:1988:i:2:p:253-269:id:1094
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    Economic history of Brazil; agriculture;

    JEL classification:

    • N56 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General

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