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Colonialism and postcolonial development : Spanish America in comparative perspective /
In this comparative-historical analysis of Spanish America, Mahoney offers a new theory of colonialism and postcolonial development. He explores why certain kinds of societies are subject to certain kinds of colonialism and why these forms of colonialism give rise to countries with differing levels...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this comparative-historical analysis of Spanish America, Mahoney offers a new theory of colonialism and postcolonial development. He explores why certain kinds of societies are subject to certain kinds of colonialism and why these forms of colonialism give rise to countries with differing levels of economic prosperity and social well-being. Mahoney contends that differences in the extent of colonialism are best explained by the potentially evolving fit between the institutions of the colonizing nation and those of the colonized society. Moreover, he shows how institutions forged under colonialism bring countries to relative levels of development that may prove remarkably enduring in the postcolonial period. The argument is sure to stir discussion and debate, both among experts on Spanish America who believe that development is not tightly bound by the colonial past, and among scholars of colonialism who suggest that the institutional identity of the colonizing nation is of little consequence. -- Publisher description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 400 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-382) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511749575 0511749570 9780511743023 0511743025 9780511750328 0511750323 9786612631511 6612631511 9780511744105 0511744102 0521133289 9780521133289 1107203163 9781107203167 0511847149 9780511847141 1282631519 9781282631519 0511748825 9780511748820 0511741952 9780511741951 |