Felipe Souza Melo
Biographic Data
| ID | 817689 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Felipe Souza Melo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Felipe Souza |
| FAMILY NAME | Melo |
| SIGNATURE | MELO F S |
| AFFILIATIONS | European University Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5125-0013 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Agency Problems and the Configurations of the Colonial Economy
Why did the Pombaline monopoly companies struggle to enforce their commercial privileges in colonial Brazil despite remaining profitable? This article reconsiders the history of the General Company of Grão-Pará and Maranhão (1755–1777) and the General Company of Pernambuco and Paraíba (1760–1780) by combining principal–agent theory with the economic history of Portuguese America. Rather than attributing the companies’ difficulties primarily to th…
The fleet system and the troubled shipping institutions in the Portuguese Atlantic (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries)
Published online: 23 October 2023
Reassessing the productivity of enslavement on large-scale plantations and small farms in Brazilian cotton production ( c .1750– c. 1810)
This article compares the two largest raw cotton regions in Brazil between the 1750s and the 1810s. Through the analysis of new data on cotton export records and parish records, we argue that the high pattern of ownership of enslaved people, together with the organization of labour, the specialization in cotton and the cultivation of short fibres, made enforced labour more productive in Maranhão. In turn, the low pattern of ownership of enslaved …
The Brazilian Economy During the Old Regime Crisis (1750-1807)
While some authors defend the existence of a widespread economic crisis in Brazil during the 18 th century, motivated by the fall in the extraction of precious metals, others suggest that the colonial economy maintained a positive performance thanks to the growth of its domestic market. The main goal of this article is to challenge these two explanations, showing that different rhythms of development characterised Brazil's economy in each of its …
Hierarquias mercantis no Atlântico Português
O artigo procura demonstrar a existência de hierarquias mercantis no comércio entre Portugal e Brasil no último quartel do século XVIII. Propõe, necessariamente, uma visão alternativa a interpretações horizontais entre os atores engajados em tal circuito, sugerindo, pelo contrário, um olhar mais verticalizado das relações comerciais. Por meio da análise de mais de noventa contratos de sociedades mercantis, registrados nos cartórios de Lisboa, foi…
O negócio de Pernambuco
n A segunda metade do século XVIII foi um momento de crescimento econômico. A produção industrial e o consumo das populações europeias aumentaram. Da mesma forma, as colônias da América acompanharam essa conjuntura elevando suas exportações de gêneros tropicais. A pesquisa investiga justamente uma dessas colônias, a capitania de Pernambuco, que teve um papel de relevo nesse cenário. Procurou-se, sobretudo, preencher duas lacunas que a historiogra…
The Brazilian Economy During the Old Regime Crisis (1750-1807)
While some authors defend the existence of a widespread economic crisis in Brazil during the 18 th century, motivated by the fall in the extraction of precious metals, others suggest that the colonial economy maintained a positive performance thanks to the growth of its domestic market. The main goal of this article is to challenge these two explanations, showing that different rhythms of development characterised Brazil's economy in each of its …
The fleet system and the troubled shipping institutions in the Portuguese Atlantic (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries)
Published online: 23 October 2023
O negócio de Pernambuco
n A segunda metade do século XVIII foi um momento de crescimento econômico. A produção industrial e o consumo das populações europeias aumentaram. Da mesma forma, as colônias da América acompanharam essa conjuntura elevando suas exportações de gêneros tropicais. A pesquisa investiga justamente uma dessas colônias, a capitania de Pernambuco, que teve um papel de relevo nesse cenário. Procurou-se, sobretudo, preencher duas lacunas que a historiogra…
O negócio de Pernambuco
n A segunda metade do século XVIII foi um momento de crescimento econômico. A produção industrial e o consumo das populações europeias aumentaram. Da mesma forma, as colônias da América acompanharam essa conjuntura elevando suas exportações de gêneros tropicais. A pesquisa investiga justamente uma dessas colônias, a capitania de Pernambuco, que teve um papel de relevo nesse cenário. Procurou-se, sobretudo, preencher duas lacunas que a historiogra…
Hierarquias mercantis no Atlântico Português
O artigo procura demonstrar a existência de hierarquias mercantis no comércio entre Portugal e Brasil no último quartel do século XVIII. Propõe, necessariamente, uma visão alternativa a interpretações horizontais entre os atores engajados em tal circuito, sugerindo, pelo contrário, um olhar mais verticalizado das relações comerciais. Por meio da análise de mais de noventa contratos de sociedades mercantis, registrados nos cartórios de Lisboa, foi…
The Brazilian Economy During the Old Regime Crisis (1750-1807)
While some authors defend the existence of a widespread economic crisis in Brazil during the 18 th century, motivated by the fall in the extraction of precious metals, others suggest that the colonial economy maintained a positive performance thanks to the growth of its domestic market. The main goal of this article is to challenge these two explanations, showing that different rhythms of development characterised Brazil's economy in each of its …
The fleet system and the troubled shipping institutions in the Portuguese Atlantic (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries)
Published online: 23 October 2023
Reassessing the productivity of enslavement on large-scale plantations and small farms in Brazilian cotton production ( c .1750– c. 1810)
This article compares the two largest raw cotton regions in Brazil between the 1750s and the 1810s. Through the analysis of new data on cotton export records and parish records, we argue that the high pattern of ownership of enslaved people, together with the organization of labour, the specialization in cotton and the cultivation of short fibres, made enforced labour more productive in Maranhão. In turn, the low pattern of ownership of enslaved …
Agency Problems and the Configurations of the Colonial Economy
Why did the Pombaline monopoly companies struggle to enforce their commercial privileges in colonial Brazil despite remaining profitable? This article reconsiders the history of the General Company of Grão-Pará and Maranhão (1755–1777) and the General Company of Pernambuco and Paraíba (1760–1780) by combining principal–agent theory with the economic history of Portuguese America. Rather than attributing the companies’ difficulties primarily to th…
History of Colonial Brazil (6 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (5 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economy (2 works) · Geography (2 works)