Institutional Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Harvard University
刊物名称：
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY
ISSN/ISSBN：
0022-0507
DOI：
10.1017/S0022050712000071
发表日期：
2012
页码：
393-422
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摘要：
This article analyzes the determinants of local institutions in Brazil. We show that institutional quality and distribution of land are partly inherited from the colonial histories experienced by different areas of the country. The sugar cane boom-characterized by an oligarchic society-is associated with more land inequality. The gold boom-characterized by a heavily inefficient presence of the Portuguese state-is associated with worse governance and access to justice. We do not find similar effects for a postcolonial boom (coffee). We also find that the colonial episodes are correlated with lower provision of public goods.
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