Brazilian entrepreneur: a comparative study

Sérgio de Oliveira Birchal ()

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 1998, vol. 18, issue 3, 381-404

Abstract: This work examines the debate about the Brazilian entrepreneur, aiming at challengingthe widely accepted vision that the Paulista and Carioca experiences, in what concernsthe formation of the entrepreneurial class, can be extended to other parts of Brazil.The work compares the social background and the sources of capital of Mineiro, Paulistaand Carioca entrepreneurs in the XIXth century. The analysis reveals that Mineiro entrepreneurscame from the local elite constituted basically by Brazilians and that the sources ofcapital (mainly, agriculture and trade) used by Mineiro entrepreneurs were distinct in theirnature, with coffee and the import-export trade having a less relevant role. JEL Classification: N86; N96.

Keywords: History of entrepreneurship; economic history of Minas Gerais (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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