Early globalization and the economic development of the United States and Brazil

Early globalization and the economic development of the United States and Brazil / John DeWitt.

Offering unique insights into globalization, economic development, and the histories of the United States and Brazil, DeWitt highlights the dramatically different consequences incorporated into the world economy for these two nations. Placing the controversial globalization process in historical con...

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Main Author: DeWitt, John, 1934-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
Subjects:
Globalization.
globalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
Economic history
Globalization
United States > Economic conditions.
Brazil > Economic conditions.
Brazil
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Mother Countries: World Power and Vassal State; Mercantilism Dominates Colonial Policies
  • 2. Atlantic Ocean Circulation Systems, Early Settlements, and Land Distribution Systems
  • 3. Plantation Agriculture Creates a New World Civilization
  • 4. Engines of Economic Development (Part I): Fishing, Whaling, and Ship Construction
  • 5. Engines of Economic Development (Part II): Trade, Commerce, and Family Farm Agriculture
  • 6. 1808: "Economic Fault Line" and "Line of Demarcation"; Protectionism and Free Trade as Development Strategies
  • 7. Global Economy Relationships between Core and Noncore States
  • 8. Nineteenth Century Transformations
  • 9. From the Colonial Era to the Gilded Age and the Belle Epoque.

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