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Colonialism and Postcolonial Development
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Colonialism and Postcolonial Development Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

by James Mahoney


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In this comparative-historical analysis of Spanish America, James Mahoney offers a new theory of colonialism and postcolonial development. The book 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.

Details

  • Title Colonialism and Postcolonial Development
  • Author James Mahoney
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 424
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date 2010-02-15
  • ISBN 9780521116343 / 0521116341
  • Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.1 in (23.88 x 16.26 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
  • Library of Congress subjects Spain - Colonies - America - Administration, Spain - Foreign relations - Latin America
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009022864
  • Dewey Decimal Code 325.346

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  • Choice, 08/01/2010, Page 0