Institutions, geography and market power : the political economy of rubber in the Brazilian Amazon, c.1870-1910

The thesis applies a political economy approach to the study of how institutions and geography explain the development of a commodity chain. Focusing on the Brazilian Amazon from 1870 to 1910, the analysis develops a new theoretical framework constructed by combining standard trade models with insti...

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Main Author: Fernandes, Felipe Tamega
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645873