Journal of Political Economy Vol. 81 No. 3 1973
Tropical Trade and Development in the Nineteenth Century: The Brazilian Experience
Abstract
Nurkse's classical analysis of nineteenth-century trade and development dealt largely with the temperate-zone countries. Why the tropical countries remained "outsiders" to this process is not clearly understood. In an effort to substitute historical analysis for the a priori explanations which have been popular in this area, the present paper presents data and analysis on international trade and its effects on income growth, structural change, and income distribution in Brazil during the period 1822-1913. Apart from its historical and analytical interest, this material may also be useful for checking the historical relevance of the stylized facts which underly deductive models of trade and development.
- DOI
- 10.1086/260064
- Volume
- 81
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 678-696
- Language
- en
- Sources
- openalex crossref