The Cambridge Economic History of Latin America
Volume 1. The Colonial Era and the Short Nineteenth Century
- Date Published: March 2006
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521812894
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Volume one includes the colonial and independence eras up to 1850, linking Latin America's economic history to the pre-Hispanic, European, and African background. It also synthesizes knowledge on the human and environmental impact of the Spanish conquest, the evolution of colonial economic institutions, and the performance of key sectors of the colonial and immediate post-colonial economies. Finally, it analyses of the costs and benefits of independence.
Read more- Comparative and synthetic allowing readers to understand similarities and differences in the paths of the economies discussed
- Covers all of Latin American economic history, not just the last two centuries
- Covers issues like education and the environment which economic histories tend to neglect
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- Date Published: March 2006
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521812894
- length: 616 pages
- dimensions: 234 x 160 x 45 mm
- weight: 0.957kg
- contains: 26 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. The Economic Background:
1. The global economic history of European expansion overseas Patrick O'Brien
2. African connections with American colonization Patrick Manning
3. The pre-Columbian economy Rebecca Storey
Part II. Natural Resources and Factor Endowments:
4. Land use and the transformation of the environment Eleanor Melville
5. The demographic impact of colonization Linda Newson
6. Labor systems John Monteiro
Part III. Economic Organization and the Sectoral Performance:
7. Political economy and economic organization John Coatsworth
8. Agriculture and land tenure Carlos Sempat Assadourian
9. The mining industry Enrique Tandeter
10. Pre-modern manufacturing Aurura Gómez
11. Commercial monopolies and external trade Graciela Márquez
12. Money, taxes, and finance Carlos Marichal
Part IV. The Economic Impact of Independence:
13. The economic consequences of independence Leandro Prados de las Escosura.
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