State paternalism, welfare and social control in the construction of Volta Redonda

This article analyzes the construction of the steel town of Volta Redonda, Brazil, as a state paternalist project. The steel mill and its company town, built in the early 1940s during the Estado Novo government of President Getúlio Vargas, were intended to set a new standard for the country’s econom...

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Main Author: Oliver Dinius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2013-10-01
Series:Avances del Cesor
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Online Access:http://web2.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/ojs/index.php/AvancesCesor/article/view/445