Economic and Demographic History of São Paulo, 1850-1950

Francisco Vidal Luna is Professor of Economics at Universidade de São Paulo. Herbert S. Klein is the Gouveneur Morris Professor Emeritus at Columbia University and Research Fellow and Curator at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. They are co-authors of Slavery and the Economy of São Paolo, 1750–1850 (Stanford, 2003).

"A major undertaking by two eminent scholars on one of the most important regions in Latin America. Weaving together rich scholarship, original research, and extensive historical data, Luna and Klein offer a sorely-needed synthesis of the facets that contributed to São Paulo's evolution from modest agricultural province into Brazil's economic leader. This accessible volume offers an excellent case for comparative research on the developing world and areas of recent settlement, and will be welcomed by historians of Brazil and Latin America."—Anne Hanley, Northern Illinois University "An Economic and Demographic History of São Paulo, 1850-1950is animportant accomplishment and a welcome addition to the literature on the history of São Paulo. Besides a comprehensive survey of the factors behind São Paulo's impressive growth, the book is also a successful attempt at historical and historiographical synthesis, one that covers many decades of literature and establishes a serious dialogue with Brazilian historiography and social science literature."—Paula Vedoveli, H-LatAm

• 1. São Paulo Agriculture in the Nineteenth Century2. Government and Public Finance in the Empire, 1850-18893. Government and Public Finance in the Old Republic, 1889-19304. Paulista Agriculture, 1899-19505. Crisis of the State and the Loss of Hegemony of the Paulista Elite6. The State in National and International Commerce7. Industrial Growth in São Paulo8. Infrastructure and Urbanization of the State9. Population Growth and StructureConclusion