Eul-Soo Pang

The Mandarins of Imperial Brazil

The politicians of the Brazilian Empire (1822–89) have provided the inspiration for a tremendous production of historical writing. Scholars have experienced difficulty, however, in making valid generalizations concerning the career patterns of imperial politicians: recruitment, training, integration, and advancement within the ranks of the political elite. Good biographies furnish useful details about individual politicians and their careers, but do not identify the system adopted by the monarchy for the purpose of developing its own political elite. Generalizations have been based on individual cases, and no adequate treatment of collective career patterns exists.

Prosperity's Promise: The Amazon Rubber Boom and Distorted Economic Development.

Introduction The Organization And Performance Of The Wild Rubber Industry In Amazonia Models of the Industrial Organization of Extractive Activities Rubber Industry Characteristics: Markets, Extraction, and Trade Rubber Industry Conduct: From Endowments to Relations and Returns The Performance of the Wild Rubber Industry Revisited Taking Stock: Lessons and Challenges of the Wild Rubber Industry Investment, The State, And Dutch Disease In The Amazon Rubber Economy Theories of Amazonian Underdevelopment Patterns of Private Investment During the Rubber Boom The State and Rubber Riches The Rubber Boom and Amazonian Development: Lessons and Legacies Reflections on the Study of Natural Resource and Development Outcomes