Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Brazilian Frontier in Comparative Perspective -- 3. Growth Poles and Developmental Highways in Goiäs -- 4. Colonization and Rural Democracy in Northern Parana -- 5. Planning for a Demographic Vacuum:...

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