"James P. Woodard's history of capitalism in Brazil, today the world's fifth most populous country, is at once … magisterial, intimate, and penetrating enough to serve as a history of modern Brazil itself. It tells how a modernizing consumer … Brazil's most important trading partner and the tastemaker of its better-heeled citizens." …

innovative strategic groups are demonstrated, analyzing the case of the African poor in Benin and the African Diasporas of Brazil … and Haiti. -- Economic development ; cultural change ; innovations ; social structure ; African Diaspora ; Benin ; Brazil …