Development of the Brazilian Steel Industry

by Werner Baer

History and development of the steel industry in Brazil up to the late 1960's.

202 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1969

About the author

Werner Baer was an American economist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Jorge Lemann Professor of Economics. He received his bachelor's degree from Queen's College in 1953, and a Master's and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1955 and 1958 respectively. His research centered on Latin America's industrialization and economic development, especially of Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) and Brazil.