Credit and imperialism in Brazilian economy: the case of insurance companies (1889-1914)

Author(s)

Beatriz Duarte Lanna

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2017-11-17

Examining board members

Alexandre Macchione Saes; Thiago Fontelas Rosado Gambi; Guilherme Grandi; Cláudia Alessandra Tessari

• Advisor: Alexandre Macchione Saes

Abstract

This dissertation deals with the performance of insurance companies in Brazil between 1889 and 1914. It seeks to present the wide insertion of these companies in the brazilian economy; it is concluded that in addition to the insurance concession, these firms had an active financial participation, granting credit and financing the Brazilian State through the continuous purchase of federal public debt policies. We sought to emphasize the transition from a commercial to a financial dynamic, proven by insurance companies especially since the 1890s, and also show how the insurance activity of that time was influenced by the new conditions of global capitalism. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/04491-4 - Credit and imperialism in the brazilian economy: the case of insurance companies (1889-1914)
• Grantee: Beatriz Duarte Lanna
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master