Crédito e Finanças em uma Sociedade Cafeeira

Abstract

Contrary to the predominant interpretations on the theme, this article demonstrates the importance of regional and local dimension of the process of financing of agricultural export economies in the period of consolidation capitalist in Brasil. In addition to markets organised away of centers of decision and power, under the orbit of urban centers where not constituted as capital, the article highlights the significance of the presence of individual players in this process of funding, more than formal institutions such as banks and stock exchanges. Through the analysis of characteristics and evolution of the economy of coffee Zona da Mata Minas Gerais, the article highlights the playacting these agents in the process of transfer of resources from agriculture to new sectors that are identified with the expansion capitalist, in particular in relation to the markets of mortgage, industrial shares and securities.