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Why is Brazil "Underdeveloped" and What Can Be Done About It? Overcoming Social Inequity

Coatsworth, John H.

Why has Brazil grown so slowly for most of its history? Economic historians point to three kinds of answers: geography, institutions and policies.

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ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America

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David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
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June 8, 2015