Daniel W. Franken

Economic History of Living Standards in Brazil

Policy, Health, and Environment, 1850-1950

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Incorporating political, economic, and environmental factors, this book explores the evolution of health and living standards in Brazil from 1850 to 1950. It draws on anthropometric data and an interdisciplinary approach to illuminate the profound socio-economic transformations that unfolded in Brazil during this period.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032722917
• ISBN-10: 1032722916
• Artikelnr.: 71184477

Autorenporträt

Daniel W. Franken is Assistant Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, where he teaches classes on globalization, quantitative methods, business history, and modern Latin America. His research interests lie at the intersection between quantitative history and public health, with a special focus on tropical disease and policy. Upcoming research projects include an examination of the impact of sanitation on infant mortality in São Paulo between 1870 and 1940 and a study on hookworm in Brazil in the early twentieth century.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I. Research Gap and Methods of Study 1. What do we Know
about Health and Living Standards in Modern Brazil? 2. Measuring Health and
Living Standards: Heights and their Determinants Part II. Anthropometric
Data Series and Longitudinal Trends 3. The Sources 4. Temporal Height
Trends of the AHEX and AN Series Part III. Potential Explanations of Trends
and Patterns 5. Analysis and Discussion of Longitudinal Trends 6. The
Environment, Policy, and Health Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C
Appendix D Bibliography Index