Latecomer state formation : political geography and capacity failure in Latin America /

"A major contribution to the field of comparative state formation and the scholarship on long-term political development of Latin America. Latin American governments systematically fail to provide the key public goods for their societies to prosper. Sebastian Mazzuca argues this is because nine...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mazzuca, Sebastián (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Series:Iowa Whitman series.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Failed states > Latin America > History > 19th century.
Newly independent states > Latin America.
Political geography.
États défaillants > Amérique latine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Nouveaux États indépendants > Amérique latine.
Géographie politique.
HISTORY / Latin America / General.
Failed states
Newly independent states
Political geography
Politics and government
Latin America > Politics and government.
Amérique latine > Politique et gouvernement.
Latin America
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • State formation against state building : Latin America and Western Europe compared. A theory of latecomer state formation
  • Independence and state failure, 1808-45
  • The triumph of trade-led state formation, 1845-75
  • Ports, parties, and lords : pathways to the political geography of Latin America. A politician-centered approach to state formation
  • Before Argentina : four failed states
  • Port-driven state formation in Argentina
  • Port-driven state formation in Brazil
  • Party-driven state formation in Mexico
  • Party-driven state formation in comparative perspective : Colombia and Paraguay
  • Lord-driven state formation : Central America, Venezuela, and Peru.

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