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Der Autor untersucht die Geschichte der Kommunalverwaltung von Niteroi und Campos und stellt fest, daß sich, begleitet von demographischen und urbanen Entwicklungen wie von ideologischen Einflüssen der europäischen Gesellschaften, die Merkmale der kommunalen Gesetzgebung in beiden Orten während des 19. Jahrhunderts ähneln. Spätere Veränderungen drücken das Bestreben aus, fundiertere Kenntnisse und verbesserte Kontrollmöglichkeiten über den städtischen Raum zu gewinnen

"Soft" slavery in Brazil: Was Gilberto Freyre right? This article examines the question of the supposedly benign character of Brazilian slavery, in contrast with slavery in North America. In economic analyses of slavery, coercion toward slaves is viewed as a means to achieve maximum output, especially in large-scale agriculture. In small slave holdings, however, coercion was generally inefficient for that purpose, and positive incentives tended to be preferred. It is argued that, as recent evidence on Brazil has shown that small slave holdings prevailed, in various regions and periods, this may lend empirical support to the notion of a relatively benign slavery, using more incentives than coercion. (Rev Econ Polit/GIGA)