Geography 2020A/B Lecture 22: Lecture 22
19 Jan 2018
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Joao goulart (1961-64: regulates profit remittances by tncs, nationalizes oil (petrobras, modest land reform. Junta (1964-1985: castillo branco ("64-"67, continues isi push, but sets aside redistributive efforts, highway of jaguar. For a time, there were some measurable successes with isi: 1950"s - mid 1960"s: rapid industrial growth in parts of the region. Lac economies grew faster rate than europe and na: by 1960s - domestic industry supplying rising % of basic consumer goods. In brazil and mexico >90% by early 1960s and increasingly more sophisticated technologies: beatle cars in 1990"s in brazil, but follo(cid:449)i(cid:374)g nafta (cid:894)1995(cid:895) increasing x orientation, mexico"s automotive manufacturing is very export oriented. Still very unequal societies but with rising wealth some improving social indicators: eg falling infant mortality, rising life expectancy, improvements in public health. Late 19th century coffee 70% export revenue: early 21st century major industrial producer, eg steel, aluminum, aircrafts, vast array of produced food stuffs.
