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il Tropical Capitalism This page intentionally left blank ii Tropical Capitalism The Industrialization of Belo Horizonte, Brazil Marshall C Eakin Palgrave * TROPICAL CAPITALISM Copyright© Marshall C.E akin,2 001. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2001 978-0-312-22306-9 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published 2001 by PALGRAVE1M 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE is the new global publishing imprint of St. Martin's Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd. (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd.). ISBN 978-1-349-62270-2 ISBN 978-1-137-08722-5 (eBook) DOI10.1007/978-1-137-08722-5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Eakin, Marshall C. (Marshall Craig), 1952- Tropical capitalism : the industrialization of Bdo Horironte, Brazil/ Marshall C. Eakin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Industrialization-Brazil-Belo Horizonte--History. 2. Belo Horiwnte (Brazil)-Economic conditions. 3. Bdo Horironte (Brazil) Politics and government. 4. lndustrialists-Brazil-Belo Horironte- History. I. Title. HC189.B4 E25 2001 338.98'51--dc21 2001021893 Design by Leua Libre, Inc. First edition: January 2002 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 for Don and Ann Beatty This page intentionally left blank Contents List ofM aps IX List ofTables Xl Acknowledgments X111 Introduction: Varieties of Capitalism 1. Industry, Technology, and Politics 9 Brazilian Industrialization Mineiro Industrialization Brazilian Politics Mineiro Politics 2. Building Belo Horizonte and a Business Elite, 1890s-1940s 33 Creating a New Capital The Formation ofa Business Elite Families, Entrepreneurs, and Politics 3. Technology and Industrialization, 1890s-1940s 59 Mineiro Industrialization to 1950 The Textile Industry The Iron and Steel Industry The Electric Power Industry Conclusion 4. Technocrats, Politicians, and Industrialists, 1940s-1960s 89 Outlines oft he Industrial Surge Textiles, Iron and Steel, Electric Power, Mining and Minerals Processing, Construction The Technocrats viii Contents The Politiciam The Technocrats Again The Entrepreneurs "Webs ofP ower 5. The "Quadruple Alliance," 1960s-1990s 129 Key Industries Electric Power, Iron and Steel Textiles, Mining and Minerals Processing, Automobiles Politiciam and Technocrats Entrepreneurs Conclusion: Webs of Power-A Century oflndustrialization 167 The "Lessom" oft he Mineiro Model Tropical Capitalism Appendixes 181 A. Industries and Professions, Belo Horizonte, 1922 B. Key Textile Firms in Belo Horizonte and Surrounding Region, Founding Directors Notes 191 Bibliography 239 Index 259 List of Maps 1. Brazil: States, Territories, and Neighboring Countries xvii 2. Regions and Cities of Minas Gerais 18 3. Original Plan of Belo Horizonte 35 4. Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte 68 5. Iron and Steel Works, Zona Metalurgica, 1964 95 As is customary, the titles of works in Portuguese are spelled as they appear on the original title page. The spelling of names has usually been modern ized in the text.
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