Em defesa do capital industral paulista : formação das principais associações patronais da indústria do estado de São Paulo durante a Primeira República (1889-1930)

Abstract

The present work study the formation and development of the three main employers' organizations linked to São Paulo's industrial capital during the First Republic, namely: Associação Comercial de São Paulo (ACSP), founded in 1894; the Centro dos Industriais de Fiação e Tecelagem de São Paulo (CIF-SP), founded in 1919; and the Centro das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo (CIESP), founded in 1928. Throughout the work, we will present the origins of each of these institutions, the interests they each defended, and how they were organized. As for methodology, the analysis will be conducted based on two temporal landmarks that caused profound changes in the associative arrangement of São Paulo's industrial bourgeoisie: the General Strike of 1917 and the departure of the industrial faction from the ranks of the ACSP in 1928. Finally, we will argue that the industrialization project advocated by these associations was founded on the super-exploitation of labor.