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      Roberto Simonsen and the Brazil-U.S. Trade Agreement of 1935: Economic ideas and political action

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          Abstract: In this paper we identify elements that reveal the specificity of Roberto Simonsen's economic thought and his singular interpretation of Brazilian economic history, based on documents related to the debate held in Congress when the Brazil-U.S. Trade Agreement was signed, in 1935. We have verified how in a concrete political struggle Simonsen used diverse theoretical references in order to support his arguments and how at the same time this participation in the political scene contributed to the formation of his economic thought. Simonsen's appropriation of the ideas of two German authors, namely Adolph Wagner and Karl Rodbertus, is analyzed by means of the study of Simonsen's quotations and of the works of the authors themselves. Simonsen's participation in the debates around the Trade Agreement is of a particular character, because of the consistent manner in which he defended class interests, resorting to the works of international economists and to well-informed historical digressions. This differentiates Simonsen from other industrialists, his colleagues, who defended industry based on moral arguments.

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          Resumo: Identificamos, neste trabalho, a partir da documentação do debate travado acerca do Tratado Comercial Brasil-Estados Unidos, firmado em 1935, elementos que revelam a especificidade do pensamento econômico de Roberto Simonsen e a sua particular interpretação da história econômica do Brasil. Objetivamos verificar como, numa situação concreta de embate político, Simonsen mobilizou referenciais teóricos diversos, a fim de embasar seus argumentos e como, ao mesmo tempo, tal atuação na arena política teria contribuído para conformar seu pensamento econômico. A apropriação das ideias de dois autores alemães - Adolph Wagner e Karl Rodbertus - são analisadas, a partir das citações feitas por Simonsen e das obras dos respectivos autores. A forma mais consistente de defender interesses econômicos de classe, baseada em economistas internacionais e em excursos históricos bem informados, reveste a participação de Simonsen, no debate parlamentar em torno do Tratado, de um caráter particular, que o diferencia de seus colegas industriais, que faziam uma defesa da indústria mais baseada em argumentos morais.

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                Contributors
                Role: ND
                Role: ND
                Journal
                neco
                Nova Economia
                Nova econ.
                Nova Economia
                1980-5381
                December 2015
                : 25
                : 3
                : 477-500
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
                [2 ] Freie Universität Berlin Germany
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                S0103-63512015000300477
                10.1590/0103-6351/3255
                5740f156-dab5-4410-88c1-f0f5318452d6

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                General economics
                Roberto Simonsen,Adolph Wagner,Karl Rodbertus,U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement 1935,Tratado Comercial Brasil-EUA 1935

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