A reversal in the historical role of tariffs in economic growth? The cases of Brazil and Portugal

This paper discusses the comparative role of protectionism on Brazilian and Portuguese economic growth for the period 1860-1950 in the context of the available theoretical approaches from international economics. Although the role of tariffs has long been debated in the historiography of both countr...

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Main Authors: Maria Eugénia Mata, Joseph L. Love
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-09-01
Series:Estudos Econômicos
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-41612008000300002