The growth of the industrial company in the coffee economy

Gerald Dinus Reiss ()

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 1983, vol. 3, issue 2, 190-221

Abstract: This article analyses the conditions under which the growth of industrial enterprisesoccurred in Brazil before the 1930’s. Emphasis is placed on the specific. nature of capitalistrisk in industrial enterprise, in an economy dominated by accumulation of coffee capital.Industrial competition and growth strategies of individual industrial firms are discussedtogether with a typology of industrial firms that emerged during this period. Finally, the originand growth of a major Brazilian firm is presented as an illustration of what is called thelarge “industrial emporium”, a peculiar form of commercial capital engaged in the industry. JEL Classification: N56; Q12; L66.

Keywords: Coffee; economic history of Brazil; infant industry; industrialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1983
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