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Author Mahoney, James, 1968-

Title Colonialism and postcolonial development : Spanish America in comparative perspective / James Mahoney.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  325.346 M216C    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Series Cambridge studies in comparative politics
Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-382) and index.
Contents Explaining levels of colonialism and postcolonial developments -- Spain and its colonial empire in the Americas -- Mercantilist colonialism -- Liberal colonialism -- Warfare and postcolonial development -- Postcolonial levels of development -- British and Portuguese colonialism -- Conclusion.
Summary 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.
Subject Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration.
Latin America -- Colonization.
Postcolonialism -- Latin America.
Comparative government.
Latin America -- Foreign relations -- Spain.
Spain -- Foreign relations -- Latin America.
Colonies -- Administration. (OCoLC)fst00868457
Colonization. (OCoLC)fst00868483
Comparative government. (OCoLC)fst00871341
International relations. (OCoLC)fst00977053
Postcolonialism. (OCoLC)fst01073032
Latin America. (OCoLC)fst01245945
Spain. (OCoLC)fst01204303
Entwicklung.
Kolonialismus.
Postkolonialismus.
Hispanoamerika.
Kolonialismus.
Entkolonialisierung.
Entwicklung.
Lateinamerika.
Kolonialismus. (DE-588)4073624-6
Politische Ökonomie. (DE-588)4115586-5
Sozioökonomischer Wandel. (DE-588)4318539-3
Lateinamerika. (DE-588)4074032-8
Spain. (DE-588)4055964-6
Chronological Term Geschichte.
ISBN 9780521116343 (hardback)
0521116341 (hardback)
9780521133289 (paperback)
0521133289 (paperback)
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