The Economic Growth of Brazil: A Survey from Colonial to Modern Times

activities actually agricultural already American amounted average basic basis became Brazil Brazilian British British West Indies capital caused cent coffee colonies consumption cost cotton created currency decade decline demand difficulties domestic Dutch economy effects eighteenth England entire European exchange existence expansion exporting sector exports external extremely fact factors farming favorable financing foreign former gold greater groups growing growth half hand immigration imports income increase industrial interests internal investments islands labor land latter less manpower manufactures means million mining monetary nature nineteenth century occurred operation period plantations political population Portugal Portuguese position possible pressure problem production profitability reduction region relative result rise sector situation slave solution Spanish stage subsistence substantial sugar supply tend tion trade transfer United utilization wages whereas whole