Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the English Edition vii
4. Preface xi
5. Chapter 1. Interests of the Elite 1
6. Chapter 2. The International Financial System 14
7. Chapter 3. Credit and Crises, 1850 to 1875 26
8. Chapter 4. Coffee Planters 45
9. Chapter 5. Abolition 55
10. Chapter 6. The Encilhamento 71
11. Chapter 7. Orthodox Reaction: The Unsuccessful Phases 98
12. Chapter 8. Stabilization 117
13. Chapter 9. Reflections on Inflation 132
14. Appendix: Public Finance in Brazil 137
15. Notes 151
16. Glossary 172
17. Bibliography 175
18. Index 181