ABSTRACT

'Mining and the State' examines the fundamental economic institutional structure of Brazil through the prism of its mineral endowment.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

part I|27 pages

The Subsoil in Brazilian History

chapter 1|9 pages

Historical Setting

chapter 2|16 pages

Minerals, the Subsoil and Property Law

part II|67 pages

The Struggle to Develop Minerals

chapter 3|20 pages

Iron and Gold in Pre-Industrial Brazil

chapter 4|23 pages

The Subsoil as Private Property

chapter 5|23 pages

Industrializing Iron Ore

part III|28 pages

Understanding Brazilian Institutions and Minerals

chapter 7|13 pages

Iron Ore as Precedent and Example

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion