Sunday, January 11, 2004

8:30–10:30 a.m.

149. War, Abolition, Coffee, and the Courts: The Roots of Brazilian Style Capitalism
Omni Shoreham, Suite 362

Chair: Gail Triner, Rutgers University
Papers:

Credit Where Credit is Due: Banks and the Development of the Financial Market in Rio de Janeiro, 1820–1900
Joseph Ryan, University of California at Los Angeles

Building Credible Commitments in Times of Distress: Bankruptcy Law and the Brazilian Judiciary from the Empire to the Republic, 1876–1920
Aldo Musacchio, Stanford University

War Bonds, Government Bonds, and the National Treasury: Family Savings Strategies after the Paraguayan War and during Gradual Abolition, 1865–1900
Alison Adams, Harvard University
Comment: Gail Triner