Celso Furtado [SEP] place of birth
1970s and sought to stimulate economic development through governmental intervention, largely inspired on the views of John Maynard Keynes. As a politician, Furtado was appointed Minister of Planning (Goulart government) and Minister of Culture (Sarney government).
Biography.
Born in Pombal, a city set in the semi-arid region of the state of Paraíba, Celso Furtado moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1939, to study Law, and graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 1944. That same year
Works.
- "The economic formation of Brazil", in Portuguese
External links.
- Obituary from The Guardian
- The International Celso Furtado Center for Development Policies
- Celso Furtado in História do pensamento econômico
- Global Capitalism (1998) translation
- Centro Internacional Celso Furtado